Deutsche Bundesbank — Number of terminals (BBZVS12)
Official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank reporting the number of payment terminals in Germany, published under the BBZVS12 dataflow. The data is delivered through an SDMX 2.1 REST endpoint that supports XML (SDMX-ML), CSV and JSON output formats, and allows extraction of specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod and lastNObservations filters. Free and open access without authentication, suitable for economic and payment-infrastructure analysis at national level.Number of terminals (BBZVS12) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBZVS12 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 (18 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Frequency code of the time series, e.g. semi-annual (H).1 codes (e.g. H) |
| BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC | dimension | Reference sector code for the reporting institution, e.g. ZVIN.1 codes (e.g. ZVIN) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION | dimension | Code for the location of the terminals, e.g. DE.3 codes (e.g. DE, W0, W1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL | dimension | Code identifying the payment initiation channel of the terminal.3 codes (e.g. 2221, 2223, 2224) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_FNCTN | dimension | Code indicating the function or type of the terminal.5 codes (e.g. 1, _T, 4) |
| BBK_BSPAY_UNIT | dimension | Unit of measurement code for the observation, e.g. PN (number).1 codes (e.g. PN) |
| TIME_PERIOD | time | Period the observation refers to; filterable via startPeriod/endPeriod.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 specifying the format of the time period value.Code specifying the format of the time period value. |
| BBK_DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places used for the observation value.Number of decimal places used for the observation value. |
| BBK_ID | attribute | Internal Bundesbank series identifier.Internal Bundesbank series identifier. |
| 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 unit of the observation value.Multiplier applied to the unit of 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 describing the data source.English-language comment describing the data source. |
| WEB_CATEGORY | attribute | Category code used for classifying the series on the Bundesbank website.Category code used for classifying the series on the Bundesbank website. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Percentage change of the value from the previous period.Percentage change of the value from the previous period. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Percentage change of the value from the same period a year earlier.Percentage change of the value from the same period a year earlier. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 54689
{
"BBK_DIFF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": "54689",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "PN",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "2221",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_FNCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION": "DE"
}Record 2BBK_DIFF: -3.7 · OBS_VALUE: 52652
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-3.7",
"OBS_VALUE": "52652",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "PN",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "2221",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_FNCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION": "DE"
}Record 3BBK_DIFF: -1.2 · OBS_VALUE: 52042
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-1.2",
"OBS_VALUE": "52042",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "-4.8",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "PN",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "2221",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_FNCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION": "DE"
}Record 4BBK_DIFF: -1.4 · OBS_VALUE: 51318
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-1.4",
"OBS_VALUE": "51318",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "-2.5",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "PN",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "2221",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_FNCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION": "DE"
}Record 5BBK_DIFF: -1.1 · OBS_VALUE: 50741
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-1.1",
"OBS_VALUE": "50741",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "-2.5",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2024-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "PN",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "2221",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_FNCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION": "DE"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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