Deutsche Bundesbank — Number of cards issued (BBZVS11)

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Official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank reporting the number of payment cards issued in Germany, published under the BBZVS11 dataflow. The data is part of the Bundesbank's SDMX 2.1 REST time series database, which serves a single endpoint in multiple formats: XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON. Users can extract specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations filters, allowing targeted retrieval of historical or recent observations for economic and payment-system analysis.Number of cards issued (BBZVS11) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBZVS11 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 (17 fields)

Filterable via the API (6)

BBK_STD_FREQBBK_BSPAY_REF_SECBBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHMBBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTNBBK_BSPAY_UNITTIME_PERIOD

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Field	Type	Description
BBK_STD_FREQ	dimension	Code for the time series frequency, e.g. half-yearly (H).1 codes (e.g. H)
BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC	dimension	Code identifying the reference sector for the payment statistics series.1 codes (e.g. ZVIN)
BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM	dimension	Code identifying the payment scheme covered by the series.1 codes (e.g. PCS_ALL)
BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN	dimension	Code identifying the card function or type covered by the series.8 codes (e.g. 1, 11, 12)
BBK_BSPAY_UNIT	dimension	Code for the unit of measurement of the observation values.1 codes (e.g. 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	Observed numeric value, i.e. the number of cards issued.The observed numeric value for each cell.
TIME_FORMAT	attribute	Code indicating the time format used for the observation period.Code indicating the time format used for the observation period.
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 description of the unit of measurement.English-language description of the unit of measurement.
BBK_UNIT_MULT	attribute	Multiplier applied to the observation values, e.g. for scaling.Multiplier applied to the observation values, e.g. for scaling.
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 under which the series is published on the Bundesbank website.Category under which the series is published on the Bundesbank website.
BBK_DIFF	attribute	Percentage change of the observation value from the previous period.Percentage change of the observation value from the previous period.
BBK_DIFF_Y	attribute	Percentage change of the observation value from the same period last year.Percentage change of the observation value from the same period last year.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 173437140

{
  "BBK_DIFF": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "173437140",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S1",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
  "BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "PN",
  "BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
  "BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN": "1",
  "BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "PCS_ALL"
}

Record 2BBK_DIFF: -3.2 · OBS_VALUE: 167945003

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "-3.2",
  "OBS_VALUE": "167945003",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S2",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
  "BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "PN",
  "BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
  "BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN": "1",
  "BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "PCS_ALL"
}

Record 3BBK_DIFF: 1.1 · OBS_VALUE: 169867260

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "1.1",
  "OBS_VALUE": "169867260",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": "-2.1",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S1",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
  "BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "PN",
  "BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
  "BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN": "1",
  "BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "PCS_ALL"
}

Record 4BBK_DIFF: 4.8 · OBS_VALUE: 177957623

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "4.8",
  "OBS_VALUE": "177957623",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": "6.0",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S2",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
  "BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "PN",
  "BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
  "BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN": "1",
  "BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "PCS_ALL"
}

Record 5BBK_DIFF: 5.8 · OBS_VALUE: 188335459

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "5.8",
  "OBS_VALUE": "188335459",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": "10.9",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2024-S1",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
  "BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "PN",
  "BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
  "BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN": "1",
  "BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "PCS_ALL"
}

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