Deutsche Bundesbank — MFI interest rate statistics (BBIM1)

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BBIM1 is a Deutsche Bundesbank time series dataflow providing official statistics on MFI (monetary financial institution) interest rates in Germany. Data is served through an SDMX 2.1 REST endpoint, with output available in XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, or JSON formats. Users can retrieve specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations filters. The dataset supports economic and financial analysis of bank lending and deposit rates, and is part of the Bundesbank's broader collection of statistical time series databases.MFI interest rate statistics (BBIM1) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBIM1 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 (24 fields)

Filterable via the API (11)

BBK_STD_FREQBBK_STD_AREABBK_IRM_REF_SECBBK_IRM_ITEMBBK_BS_MATURITY_ORIGBBK_IRM_DATA_TYPEBBK_IRM_AMOUNT_CATBBK_BS_COUNT_SECBBK_STD_CURRENCYBBK_IRM_BUS_COVTIME_PERIOD

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Field	Type	Description
BBK_STD_FREQ	dimension	Code for the time series frequency, e.g. monthly (M).1 codes (e.g. M)
BBK_STD_AREA	dimension	Code for the reference geographic area, e.g. Germany (DE).1 codes (e.g. DE)
BBK_IRM_REF_SEC	dimension	Code identifying the reference sector for the interest rate series.1 codes (e.g. B)
BBK_IRM_ITEM	dimension	Code identifying the specific interest rate item or indicator.16 codes (e.g. A20, A22, A25)
BBK_BS_MATURITY_ORIG	dimension	Code for the original maturity category of the instrument.20 codes (e.g. F, H, HHL)
BBK_IRM_DATA_TYPE	dimension	Code indicating the type of data, e.g. interest rate or volume.4 codes (e.g. B, R, C)
BBK_IRM_AMOUNT_CAT	dimension	Code for the amount category classification of the series.5 codes (e.g. A, 1, 2)
BBK_BS_COUNT_SEC	dimension	Code identifying the counterpart sector in the series.3 codes (e.g. 2240, 2250, 2253)
BBK_STD_CURRENCY	dimension	Code for the currency denomination of the series, e.g. EUR.1 codes (e.g. EUR)
BBK_IRM_BUS_COV	dimension	Code indicating the business coverage scope of the series.3 codes (e.g. O, N, R)
TIME_PERIOD	time	Time period of the observation; filterable via startPeriod/endPeriod.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params.
OBS_VALUEObservation value	number	Observed numeric value for the data point.The observed numeric value for each cell.
TIME_FORMAT	attribute	Code specifying the time format used for the observation.Code specifying the time format used for the observation.
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	attribute	Unit of measurement for the observed value.Unit of measurement for the observed value.
BBK_UNIT_MULT	attribute	Multiplier applied to the unit of measurement.Multiplier applied to the unit of measurement.
BBK_TITLE_ENG	attribute	English-language title of the time series.English-language title of the time series.
BBK_COMM_GEN_ENG	attribute	General English-language comment or note on the series.General English-language comment or note on the series.
WEB_CATEGORY	attribute	Category under which the series is published on the Bundesbank website.Category under which the series is published on the Bundesbank website.
OBS_STATUS	attribute	Status code describing the nature of the observation value.Status code describing the nature of the observation value.
BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG	attribute	English-language comment specific to this observation.English-language comment specific to this observation.
BBK_DIFF	attribute	Difference value compared to the previous period observation.Difference value compared to the previous period observation.
BBK_DIFF_Y	attribute	Difference value compared to the same period a year earlier.Difference value compared to the same period a year earlier.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 205949

{
  "BBK_DIFF": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "205949",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2003-01",
  "BBK_IRM_ITEM": "A20",
  "BBK_STD_AREA": "DE",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_IRM_BUS_COV": "O",
  "BBK_IRM_REF_SEC": "B",
  "BBK_BS_COUNT_SEC": "2240",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG": null,
  "BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "EUR",
  "BBK_IRM_DATA_TYPE": "B",
  "BBK_IRM_AMOUNT_CAT": "A",
  "BBK_BS_MATURITY_ORIG": "F"
}

Record 2BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 204142

{
  "BBK_DIFF": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "204142",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2003-02",
  "BBK_IRM_ITEM": "A20",
  "BBK_STD_AREA": "DE",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_IRM_BUS_COV": "O",
  "BBK_IRM_REF_SEC": "B",
  "BBK_BS_COUNT_SEC": "2240",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG": null,
  "BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "EUR",
  "BBK_IRM_DATA_TYPE": "B",
  "BBK_IRM_AMOUNT_CAT": "A",
  "BBK_BS_MATURITY_ORIG": "F"
}

Record 3BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 201417

{
  "BBK_DIFF": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "201417",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2003-03",
  "BBK_IRM_ITEM": "A20",
  "BBK_STD_AREA": "DE",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_IRM_BUS_COV": "O",
  "BBK_IRM_REF_SEC": "B",
  "BBK_BS_COUNT_SEC": "2240",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG": null,
  "BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "EUR",
  "BBK_IRM_DATA_TYPE": "B",
  "BBK_IRM_AMOUNT_CAT": "A",
  "BBK_BS_MATURITY_ORIG": "F"
}

Record 4BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 197754

{
  "BBK_DIFF": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "197754",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2003-04",
  "BBK_IRM_ITEM": "A20",
  "BBK_STD_AREA": "DE",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_IRM_BUS_COV": "O",
  "BBK_IRM_REF_SEC": "B",
  "BBK_BS_COUNT_SEC": "2240",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG": null,
  "BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "EUR",
  "BBK_IRM_DATA_TYPE": "B",
  "BBK_IRM_AMOUNT_CAT": "A",
  "BBK_BS_MATURITY_ORIG": "F"
}

Record 5BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 195039

{
  "BBK_DIFF": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "195039",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2003-05",
  "BBK_IRM_ITEM": "A20",
  "BBK_STD_AREA": "DE",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_IRM_BUS_COV": "O",
  "BBK_IRM_REF_SEC": "B",
  "BBK_BS_COUNT_SEC": "2240",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG": null,
  "BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "EUR",
  "BBK_IRM_DATA_TYPE": "B",
  "BBK_IRM_AMOUNT_CAT": "A",
  "BBK_BS_MATURITY_ORIG": "F"
}

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