Deutsche Bundesbank — payment transactions (BBZVS01)
Official time series dataset from the Deutsche Bundesbank covering payment transactions, published under the BBZVS01 dataflow through the SDMX 2.1 REST interface. A single endpoint provides data in multiple formats, including XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON, selectable via a format parameter. Users can extract specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod, or lastNObservations filters, allowing precise retrieval of national payment transaction statistics for economic analysis, research, or monitoring of payment system trends in Germany.payment transactions (BBZVS01) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBZVS01 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 (20 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Code for the time series frequency, e.g. half-yearly.1 codes (e.g. H) |
| BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC | dimension | Code identifying the reporting/reference sector for the payment transaction.1 codes (e.g. ZVIN) |
| BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA | dimension | Code for the counterpart country or economic area.3 codes (e.g. DE, W0, W1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN | dimension | Code identifying the type of payment transaction.6 codes (e.g. MREM, ND1, ND2) |
| BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN | dimension | Code indicating the role of the transaction (e.g. sent/received).3 codes (e.g. 1, _Z, 2) |
| BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP | dimension | Code indicating the fraud type category, if applicable.1 codes (e.g. _Z) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION | dimension | Code indicating the data transformation applied to the series.1 codes (e.g. N) |
| BBK_BSPAY_UNIT | dimension | Code for the measurement unit, e.g. euro 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 | Observed numeric value for the data point.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 name of the measurement unit.English-language name of the measurement unit. |
| BBK_UNIT_MULT | attribute | Multiplier applied to the unit, e.g. scale factor.Multiplier applied to the unit, e.g. scale factor. |
| 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 source or comment note on the series.English-language source or comment 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. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Percentage change of the value compared to the previous period.Percentage change of the value compared to the previous period. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Percentage change of the value compared to the same period last year.Percentage change of the value compared to the same period last year. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 56796.01723387
{
"BBK_DIFF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": "56796.01723387",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "MREM",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 2BBK_DIFF: 9.4 · OBS_VALUE: 62141.73907443
{
"BBK_DIFF": "9.4",
"OBS_VALUE": "62141.73907443",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "MREM",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 3BBK_DIFF: 5.2 · OBS_VALUE: 65395.47877830
{
"BBK_DIFF": "5.2",
"OBS_VALUE": "65395.47877830",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "15.1",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "MREM",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 4BBK_DIFF: -6.4 · OBS_VALUE: 61224.03366416
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-6.4",
"OBS_VALUE": "61224.03366416",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "-1.5",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "MREM",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 5BBK_DIFF: -2.6 · OBS_VALUE: 59616.34406899
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-2.6",
"OBS_VALUE": "59616.34406899",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "-8.8",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2024-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "MREM",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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