Deutsche Bundesbank — direct debits (BBZVS03)
Official time series data from the Deutsche Bundesbank covering direct debits, published under the BBZVS03 dataflow via the SDMX 2.1 REST API. A single endpoint provides data in XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, or JSON format, selectable via a format parameter. Users can extract specific series using a key path along with startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations filters. The dataset is part of Germany's national payment statistics and is useful for economic and financial analysis of payment system trends.direct debits (BBZVS03) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBZVS03 dataflow over SDMX 2.1 REST. One endpoint serves XML (SDMX-ML), CSV (?format=csv) and JSON (?format=json); extract exactly the series you need with a key path and startPeriod / endPeriod / lastNObservations filters.
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Data schema (22 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Standard frequency code of the time series (e.g. half-yearly).1 codes (e.g. H) |
| BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC | dimension | Reference sector code for the payment statistic.1 codes (e.g. ZVIN) |
| BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA | dimension | Counterpart area code, e.g. Germany or rest of world.3 codes (e.g. DE, W0, W1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN | dimension | Code indicating the role of the transaction.1 codes (e.g. 2) |
| BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL | dimension | Code for the initiation channel of the payment.1 codes (e.g. _T) |
| BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM | dimension | Payment scheme code, e.g. direct debit scheme type.1 codes (e.g. DDS_ALL) |
| BBK_BSPAY_CHNNL_CNSNT | dimension | Code for the channel consent category of the payment.1 codes (e.g. _T) |
| BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP | dimension | Fraud type code associated with the payment data.1 codes (e.g. _Z) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION | dimension | Code indicating data transformation applied to the series.1 codes (e.g. N) |
| BBK_BSPAY_UNIT | dimension | Unit of measurement code, e.g. euros or number of transactions.2 codes (e.g. EUR, PN) |
| TIME_PERIOD | time | Time period of the observation, filterable by date range.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | Numeric value of the observation for this series.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMAT | attribute | Format code describing the time period representation.Format code describing the time period representation. |
| BBK_DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places used for the observation value.Number of decimal places used for the observation value. |
| BBK_ID | attribute | Bundesbank internal identifier for the time series.Bundesbank internal identifier for the time series. |
| BBK_UNIT_ENG | attribute | English-language name of the unit of measurement.English-language name of the unit of measurement. |
| BBK_UNIT_MULT | attribute | Unit multiplier applied to the observation value.Unit multiplier applied to the observation value. |
| BBK_TITLE_ENG | attribute | English-language title of the time series.English-language title of the time series. |
| BBK_COMM_SRC_ENG | attribute | English-language comment on the data source.English-language comment on the data source. |
| WEB_CATEGORY | attribute | Category classification used for the Bundesbank website.Category classification used for the Bundesbank website. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Percentage difference of the value from the previous period.Percentage difference of the value from the previous period. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Percentage difference of the value from the previous year.Percentage difference of the value from the previous year. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 1664694.43248655
{
"BBK_DIFF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": "1664694.43248655",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "DDS_ALL",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "2",
"BBK_BSPAY_CHNNL_CNSNT": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 2BBK_DIFF: 5.7 · OBS_VALUE: 1759791.48338127
{
"BBK_DIFF": "5.7",
"OBS_VALUE": "1759791.48338127",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "DDS_ALL",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "2",
"BBK_BSPAY_CHNNL_CNSNT": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 3BBK_DIFF: -2.0 · OBS_VALUE: 1725109.68603545
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-2.0",
"OBS_VALUE": "1725109.68603545",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "3.6",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "DDS_ALL",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "2",
"BBK_BSPAY_CHNNL_CNSNT": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 4BBK_DIFF: 3.6 · OBS_VALUE: 1786602.21531810
{
"BBK_DIFF": "3.6",
"OBS_VALUE": "1786602.21531810",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "1.5",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "DDS_ALL",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "2",
"BBK_BSPAY_CHNNL_CNSNT": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 5BBK_DIFF: -0.6 · OBS_VALUE: 1775029.44281517
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-0.6",
"OBS_VALUE": "1775029.44281517",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "2.9",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2024-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "DDS_ALL",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "2",
"BBK_BSPAY_CHNNL_CNSNT": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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