Deutsche Bundesbank — e-money payment transactions (BBZVS04)
This dataset provides official time series data on e-money payment transactions in Germany, published by the Deutsche Bundesbank under the BBZVS04 dataflow. Data is delivered through an SDMX 2.1 REST endpoint, with support for XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON output formats. Users can retrieve specific series by specifying a key path, and can filter results using startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations parameters. The dataset is part of the Bundesbank's broader statistical time series database, offering standardized access to national financial and economic indicators related to electronic money usage and transaction volumes.e-money payment transactions (BBZVS04) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBZVS04 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 (23 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Frequency code of the observation, e.g. half-yearly (H).1 codes (e.g. H) |
| BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC | dimension | Code for the reference sector of the payment transaction.1 codes (e.g. ZVIN) |
| BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA | dimension | Code identifying the counterpart geographic area.1 codes (e.g. W0) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN | dimension | Code specifying the type of payment transaction.1 codes (e.g. EMP0) |
| BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN | dimension | Code indicating the role of the transaction.1 codes (e.g. 1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL | dimension | Code for the channel used to initiate the transaction.1 codes (e.g. _T) |
| BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN | dimension | Code for the remote initiation attribute of the transaction.1 codes (e.g. _T) |
| BBK_BSPAY_SCA | dimension | Code indicating whether strong customer authentication was used.1 codes (e.g. _X) |
| BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP | dimension | Code for the type of payment fraud, if any.1 codes (e.g. _Z) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION | dimension | Code indicating the data transformation applied to the series.1 codes (e.g. N) |
| BBK_BSPAY_UNIT | dimension | Code for the unit of measurement, e.g. EUR or number of transactions.2 codes (e.g. EUR, PN) |
| TIME_PERIOD | time | Time period of the observation; filterable via startPeriod/endPeriod.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 | Code describing the format of the time period.Code describing the format of the time period. |
| BBK_DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places used in the observation value.Number of decimal places used in 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 description of the observation's unit of measurement.English-language description of the observation's unit of measurement. |
| BBK_UNIT_MULT | attribute | Multiplier applied to the observation value's unit.Multiplier applied to the observation value's unit. |
| 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 source of the data.English-language comment on the source of the data. |
| WEB_CATEGORY | attribute | Category code used to classify the series on the Bundesbank website.Category code used to classify the series on the Bundesbank website. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Difference of the observation value compared to the previous period.Difference of the observation value compared to the previous period. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Difference of the observation value compared to the same period last year.Difference of the observation value compared to the same period last year. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 218.71281226
{
"BBK_DIFF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": "218.71281226",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_SCA": "_X",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "EMP0",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0"
}Record 2BBK_DIFF: 18.9 · OBS_VALUE: 260.09453511
{
"BBK_DIFF": "18.9",
"OBS_VALUE": "260.09453511",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_SCA": "_X",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "EMP0",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0"
}Record 3BBK_DIFF: 5.1 · OBS_VALUE: 273.25865343
{
"BBK_DIFF": "5.1",
"OBS_VALUE": "273.25865343",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "24.9",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_SCA": "_X",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "EMP0",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0"
}Record 4BBK_DIFF: 6.5 · OBS_VALUE: 291.11091141
{
"BBK_DIFF": "6.5",
"OBS_VALUE": "291.11091141",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "11.9",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_SCA": "_X",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "EMP0",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0"
}Record 5BBK_DIFF: 2.4 · OBS_VALUE: 298.13185169
{
"BBK_DIFF": "2.4",
"OBS_VALUE": "298.13185169",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "9.1",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2024-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_SCA": "_X",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "EMP0",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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