Deutsche Bundesbank — Financial Accounts - internet time series (BBAF3)
This dataset provides the Financial Accounts internet time series (BBAF3) published by the Deutsche Bundesbank, covering German national financial accounts data. It is distributed as an SDMX 2.1 REST dataflow, with a single endpoint serving XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON formats depending on the requested parameter. Users can extract specific series by specifying a key path along with filters such as startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations, allowing targeted retrieval of time series without downloading the full dataset. It is intended for statistical and economic analysis of German financial accounts data.Financial Accounts - internet time series (BBAF3) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBAF3 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 (21 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Frequency code of the time series, e.g. quarterly.1 codes (e.g. Q) |
| BBK_FA_INSTRUMENT | dimension | Financial instrument code for the series.40 codes (e.g. F, F1, F11) |
| BBK_FA_CREDITOR_SECTOR | dimension | Institutional sector code of the creditor.15 codes (e.g. S1, S11, S12) |
| BBK_FA_CREDITOR_AREA | dimension | Geographical area code of the creditor.3 codes (e.g. W0, W1, DE) |
| BBK_FA_DEBTOR_SECTOR | dimension | Institutional sector code of the debtor.15 codes (e.g. S1, S11, S12) |
| BBK_FA_DEBTOR_AREA | dimension | Geographical area code of the debtor.3 codes (e.g. W1, DE, W0) |
| BBK_FA_AMOUNT_TYPE | dimension | Code indicating the type of amount, e.g. flow or level.2 codes (e.g. F, LE) |
| BBK_AAFA2010_CONSOLIDATION | dimension | Consolidation status code under the AAFA2010 classification.1 codes (e.g. N) |
| BBK_FA_CUSTOM_BREAKDOWN | dimension | Custom breakdown code for additional series classification.2 codes (e.g. _X, R_B1G_4QS) |
| BBK_FA_LEVEL | dimension | Code indicating the aggregation level of the series.1 codes (e.g. B) |
| TIME_PERIOD | time | Time period of the observation, filterable by start/end params.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | Observed numeric value for the given series and period.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMAT | attribute | Code describing the format of the time period value.Code describing the format of the time period value. |
| 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 measurement unit.English-language description of the measurement unit. |
| 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. |
| WEB_CATEGORY | attribute | Web publication category assigned to the series.Web publication category assigned to the series. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Difference of the observation value from the previous period.Difference of the observation value from the previous period. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Difference of the observation value from the same period a year earlier.Difference of the observation value from the same period a year earlier. |
Schema captured from sdmx 3 days ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 121.5
{
"BBK_DIFF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": "121.5",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "1999-Q1",
"BBK_FA_LEVEL": "B",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
"BBK_FA_INSTRUMENT": "F",
"BBK_FA_AMOUNT_TYPE": "F",
"BBK_FA_DEBTOR_AREA": "W1",
"BBK_FA_CREDITOR_AREA": "W0",
"BBK_FA_DEBTOR_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_FA_CREDITOR_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_FA_CUSTOM_BREAKDOWN": "_X",
"BBK_AAFA2010_CONSOLIDATION": "N"
}Record 2BBK_DIFF: -30.7 · OBS_VALUE: 84.1
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-30.7",
"OBS_VALUE": "84.1",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "1999-Q2",
"BBK_FA_LEVEL": "B",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
"BBK_FA_INSTRUMENT": "F",
"BBK_FA_AMOUNT_TYPE": "F",
"BBK_FA_DEBTOR_AREA": "W1",
"BBK_FA_CREDITOR_AREA": "W0",
"BBK_FA_DEBTOR_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_FA_CREDITOR_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_FA_CUSTOM_BREAKDOWN": "_X",
"BBK_AAFA2010_CONSOLIDATION": "N"
}Record 3BBK_DIFF: -8.5 · OBS_VALUE: 77.0
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-8.5",
"OBS_VALUE": "77.0",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "1999-Q3",
"BBK_FA_LEVEL": "B",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
"BBK_FA_INSTRUMENT": "F",
"BBK_FA_AMOUNT_TYPE": "F",
"BBK_FA_DEBTOR_AREA": "W1",
"BBK_FA_CREDITOR_AREA": "W0",
"BBK_FA_DEBTOR_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_FA_CREDITOR_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_FA_CUSTOM_BREAKDOWN": "_X",
"BBK_AAFA2010_CONSOLIDATION": "N"
}Record 4BBK_DIFF: 35.0 · OBS_VALUE: 103.9
{
"BBK_DIFF": "35.0",
"OBS_VALUE": "103.9",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "1999-Q4",
"BBK_FA_LEVEL": "B",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
"BBK_FA_INSTRUMENT": "F",
"BBK_FA_AMOUNT_TYPE": "F",
"BBK_FA_DEBTOR_AREA": "W1",
"BBK_FA_CREDITOR_AREA": "W0",
"BBK_FA_DEBTOR_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_FA_CREDITOR_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_FA_CUSTOM_BREAKDOWN": "_X",
"BBK_AAFA2010_CONSOLIDATION": "N"
}Record 5BBK_DIFF: 47.4 · OBS_VALUE: 153.2
{
"BBK_DIFF": "47.4",
"OBS_VALUE": "153.2",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "26.1",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2000-Q1",
"BBK_FA_LEVEL": "B",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
"BBK_FA_INSTRUMENT": "F",
"BBK_FA_AMOUNT_TYPE": "F",
"BBK_FA_DEBTOR_AREA": "W1",
"BBK_FA_CREDITOR_AREA": "W0",
"BBK_FA_DEBTOR_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_FA_CREDITOR_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_FA_CUSTOM_BREAKDOWN": "_X",
"BBK_AAFA2010_CONSOLIDATION": "N"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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