Deutsche Bundesbank — payment initiation services (BBZVS06)
Official time series dataset from the Deutsche Bundesbank covering payment initiation services, published under the BBZVS06 dataflow via SDMX 2.1 REST. A single endpoint provides data in XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON formats, allowing users to extract specific series using a key path along with startPeriod, endPeriod, or lastNObservations filters. The dataset is part of Germany's national statistics on payments and prices, useful for economic analysis and monitoring of payment services activity.payment initiation services (BBZVS06) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBZVS06 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 (22 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Frequency code of the time series, e.g. half-yearly.1 codes (e.g. H) |
| BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC | dimension | Reference sector code for the payment initiation data.1 codes (e.g. ZVIN) |
| BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA | dimension | Counterpart area or country code, e.g. DE, W0, W1.3 codes (e.g. DE, W0, W1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN | dimension | Code for the type of transaction covered.1 codes (e.g. _T) |
| BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN | dimension | Code for the transaction role or category.1 codes (e.g. 3) |
| BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN | dimension | Code for remote initiation attribute of the transaction.1 codes (e.g. _T) |
| BBK_BSPAY_SCA | dimension | Code indicating strong customer authentication status.1 codes (e.g. _X) |
| BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP | dimension | Code for the type of fraud associated with the transaction.1 codes (e.g. _Z) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION | dimension | Code indicating data transformation applied to the series.1 codes (e.g. N) |
| BBK_BSPAY_UNIT | dimension | Unit code of the observation, 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 observed value for the series at this time period.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMAT | attribute | Format code describing how the time period is encoded.Format code describing how the time period is encoded. |
| BBK_DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places used in the observation value.Number of decimal places used in the observation value. |
| BBK_ID | attribute | Internal Bundesbank identifier for the series.Internal Bundesbank identifier for the series. |
| BBK_UNIT_ENG | attribute | English-language description of the observation's unit.English-language description of the observation's 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. |
| 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 difference from the previous period's value.Percentage difference from the previous period's value. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Percentage difference from the value one year earlier.Percentage difference from the value one 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: 35545.12324458
{
"BBK_DIFF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": "35545.12324458",
"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": "3",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 2BBK_DIFF: 11.6 · OBS_VALUE: 39680.64895801
{
"BBK_DIFF": "11.6",
"OBS_VALUE": "39680.64895801",
"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": "3",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 3BBK_DIFF: 6.2 · OBS_VALUE: 42153.86032220
{
"BBK_DIFF": "6.2",
"OBS_VALUE": "42153.86032220",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "18.6",
"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": "3",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 4BBK_DIFF: 26.6 · OBS_VALUE: 53347.04656353
{
"BBK_DIFF": "26.6",
"OBS_VALUE": "53347.04656353",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "34.4",
"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": "3",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 5BBK_DIFF: -7.4 · OBS_VALUE: 49392.35036886
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-7.4",
"OBS_VALUE": "49392.35036886",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "17.2",
"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": "3",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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