Deutsche Bundesbank — Securities holdings (BBSAP)
Official time series dataset from the Deutsche Bundesbank covering securities holdings statistics (BBSAP dataflow), part of the Bundesbank's broader statistical time series offering. Data is published via SDMX 2.1 REST, with a single endpoint serving XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON formats. Users can query specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod, or lastNObservations filters. The dataset is useful for economic and financial analysis of securities holdings in Germany, supporting researchers, analysts, and institutions tracking national securities markets and related price and economic indicators.Securities holdings (BBSAP) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBSAP 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 (26 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Frequency code of the time series, e.g. monthly (M).1 codes (e.g. M) |
| BBK_SEH_SHS_SOURCE | dimension | Code identifying the securities holdings statistics data source.1 codes (e.g. _X) |
| BBK_SEH_AMOUNT_TYPE | dimension | Code for the type of amount reported (e.g. nominal value).1 codes (e.g. LE) |
| BBK_SEH_CUSTODIAN | dimension | Code identifying the custodian institution of the securities.9 codes (e.g. BG01, BG06, BG07) |
| BBK_SEH_HOLDER_SECTOR | dimension | Code for the economic sector of the securities holder.9 codes (e.g. 1000, 1100, 1200) |
| BBK_SEH_HOLDER_AREA | dimension | Code for the country or region of the securities holder.3 codes (e.g. A1, U6, Z9) |
| BBK_SEH_ISS_SECTOR | dimension | Code for the economic sector of the security issuer.4 codes (e.g. S_1, S_11, S_12) |
| BBK_SEH_ISS_AREA | dimension | Code for the country or region of the security issuer.5 codes (e.g. A1, U5, U6) |
| BBK_SEH_ESA_INSTR | dimension | ESA financial instrument classification code of the security.4 codes (e.g. F_3, F_51, F_52) |
| BBK_SEH_MATURITY_ORIG | dimension | Code for the original maturity category of the instrument.1 codes (e.g. _X) |
| BBK_SEH_MATURITY_REST | dimension | Code for the remaining maturity category of the instrument.1 codes (e.g. _X) |
| BBK_SEH_ISS_CURRENCY | dimension | Code for the currency in which the security was issued.1 codes (e.g. Z01) |
| BBK_SEH_VALUATION | dimension | Code for the valuation method applied to the holdings.2 codes (e.g. M, N) |
| BBK_SEH_STOCK_TYPE | dimension | Code indicating the type of stock figure reported.1 codes (e.g. B) |
| BBK_SEH_UNIT | dimension | Code for the unit of measurement of the observation (e.g. EUR).2 codes (e.g. EUR, PURE_NUMB) |
| TIME_PERIOD | time | Time period of the observation; filterable via startPeriod/endPeriod.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | 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 | attribute | Bundesbank code for the unit of the observation value.Bundesbank code for the unit of the observation value. |
| 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 describing the time series.English-language title describing the time series. |
| 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 difference of the value from the previous period.Percentage difference of the value from the previous period. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Percentage difference of the value from the same period last year.Percentage difference of the value from the same period last year. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 754772
{
"BBK_DIFF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": "754772",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2013-01",
"BBK_SEH_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_AREA": "A1",
"BBK_SEH_CUSTODIAN": "BG01",
"BBK_SEH_ESA_INSTR": "F_3",
"BBK_SEH_VALUATION": "M",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_SECTOR": "S_1",
"BBK_SEH_SHS_SOURCE": "_X",
"BBK_SEH_STOCK_TYPE": "B",
"BBK_SEH_AMOUNT_TYPE": "LE",
"BBK_SEH_HOLDER_AREA": "A1",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_CURRENCY": "Z01",
"BBK_SEH_HOLDER_SECTOR": "1000",
"BBK_SEH_MATURITY_ORIG": "_X",
"BBK_SEH_MATURITY_REST": "_X"
}Record 2BBK_DIFF: 1.2 · OBS_VALUE: 763915
{
"BBK_DIFF": "1.2",
"OBS_VALUE": "763915",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2013-02",
"BBK_SEH_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_AREA": "A1",
"BBK_SEH_CUSTODIAN": "BG01",
"BBK_SEH_ESA_INSTR": "F_3",
"BBK_SEH_VALUATION": "M",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_SECTOR": "S_1",
"BBK_SEH_SHS_SOURCE": "_X",
"BBK_SEH_STOCK_TYPE": "B",
"BBK_SEH_AMOUNT_TYPE": "LE",
"BBK_SEH_HOLDER_AREA": "A1",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_CURRENCY": "Z01",
"BBK_SEH_HOLDER_SECTOR": "1000",
"BBK_SEH_MATURITY_ORIG": "_X",
"BBK_SEH_MATURITY_REST": "_X"
}Record 3BBK_DIFF: -0.7 · OBS_VALUE: 758594
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-0.7",
"OBS_VALUE": "758594",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2013-03",
"BBK_SEH_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_AREA": "A1",
"BBK_SEH_CUSTODIAN": "BG01",
"BBK_SEH_ESA_INSTR": "F_3",
"BBK_SEH_VALUATION": "M",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_SECTOR": "S_1",
"BBK_SEH_SHS_SOURCE": "_X",
"BBK_SEH_STOCK_TYPE": "B",
"BBK_SEH_AMOUNT_TYPE": "LE",
"BBK_SEH_HOLDER_AREA": "A1",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_CURRENCY": "Z01",
"BBK_SEH_HOLDER_SECTOR": "1000",
"BBK_SEH_MATURITY_ORIG": "_X",
"BBK_SEH_MATURITY_REST": "_X"
}Record 4BBK_DIFF: -0.3 · OBS_VALUE: 756419
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-0.3",
"OBS_VALUE": "756419",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2013-04",
"BBK_SEH_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_AREA": "A1",
"BBK_SEH_CUSTODIAN": "BG01",
"BBK_SEH_ESA_INSTR": "F_3",
"BBK_SEH_VALUATION": "M",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_SECTOR": "S_1",
"BBK_SEH_SHS_SOURCE": "_X",
"BBK_SEH_STOCK_TYPE": "B",
"BBK_SEH_AMOUNT_TYPE": "LE",
"BBK_SEH_HOLDER_AREA": "A1",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_CURRENCY": "Z01",
"BBK_SEH_HOLDER_SECTOR": "1000",
"BBK_SEH_MATURITY_ORIG": "_X",
"BBK_SEH_MATURITY_REST": "_X"
}Record 5BBK_DIFF: 0.3 · OBS_VALUE: 758866
{
"BBK_DIFF": "0.3",
"OBS_VALUE": "758866",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2013-05",
"BBK_SEH_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_AREA": "A1",
"BBK_SEH_CUSTODIAN": "BG01",
"BBK_SEH_ESA_INSTR": "F_3",
"BBK_SEH_VALUATION": "M",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_SECTOR": "S_1",
"BBK_SEH_SHS_SOURCE": "_X",
"BBK_SEH_STOCK_TYPE": "B",
"BBK_SEH_AMOUNT_TYPE": "LE",
"BBK_SEH_HOLDER_AREA": "A1",
"BBK_SEH_ISS_CURRENCY": "Z01",
"BBK_SEH_HOLDER_SECTOR": "1000",
"BBK_SEH_MATURITY_ORIG": "_X",
"BBK_SEH_MATURITY_REST": "_X"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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