Deutsche Bundesbank — Statistics on Insurance Corporations and Pension Funds (BBAI3)

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Official time series dataset from the Deutsche Bundesbank covering statistics on insurance corporations and pension funds, published under the BBAI3 dataflow via the SDMX 2.1 REST interface. A single endpoint serves data in XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON formats, selectable via a format query parameter. Users can retrieve specific series using a key path combined with startPeriod, endPeriod, or lastNObservations filters, allowing precise extraction of national financial statistics for analysis of Germany's insurance and pension fund sector without authentication.Statistics on Insurance Corporations and Pension Funds (BBAI3) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBAI3 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)

Filterable via the API (14)

BBK_STD_FREQBBK_ACIP_REF_AREABBK_STD_ADJUSTMENTBBK_ACIP_VALUATIONBBK_ACIP_DATA_TYPEBBK_ACIP_INSTRUMENTBBK_ACIP_REF_SECBBK_ACIP_COUNT_AREABBK_ACIP_COUNT_SECBBK_ACIP_ASSET_LIABILITYBBK_ACIP_CONSOLIDATIONBBK_ACIP_DENOMINATIONBBK_ACIP_SUFFIXTIME_PERIOD

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Field	Type	Description
BBK_STD_FREQ	dimension	Code for the time series frequency, e.g. quarterly (Q).1 codes (e.g. Q)
BBK_ACIP_REF_AREA	dimension	Code for the reference country or area, e.g. Germany (DE).1 codes (e.g. DE)
BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT	dimension	Code indicating the seasonal/calendar adjustment applied to the series.1 codes (e.g. N)
BBK_ACIP_VALUATION	dimension	Code for the valuation method used for the reported value.1 codes (e.g. V)
BBK_ACIP_DATA_TYPE	dimension	Code identifying the type of data item being reported.2 codes (e.g. BF90, LE)
BBK_ACIP_INSTRUMENT	dimension	Code for the financial instrument category covered by the observation.28 codes (e.g. F, F21, F29AAA)
BBK_ACIP_REF_SEC	dimension	Code for the reference economic sector, e.g. insurance (EV).9 codes (e.g. EV, KV, LV)
BBK_ACIP_COUNT_AREA	dimension	Code for the counterpart country or area.1 codes (e.g. A1)
BBK_ACIP_COUNT_SEC	dimension	Code for the counterpart economic sector.1 codes (e.g. S)
BBK_ACIP_ASSET_LIABILITY	dimension	Code indicating whether the value is an asset or liability.2 codes (e.g. 2, 1)
BBK_ACIP_CONSOLIDATION	dimension	Code indicating whether the data is consolidated or unconsolidated.1 codes (e.g. N)
BBK_ACIP_DENOMINATION	dimension	Code for the currency denomination of the reported value.1 codes (e.g. E)
BBK_ACIP_SUFFIX	dimension	Supplementary code further classifying the series.1 codes (e.g. Z)
TIME_PERIOD	time	Time period covered by the observation, filterable via date range parameters.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params.
OBS_VALUEObservation value	number	The observed numeric value for each data cell.The observed numeric value for each cell.
TIME_FORMAT	attribute	Code specifying the format used to express the time period.Code specifying the format used to express the time period.
BBK_DECIMALS	attribute	Number of decimal places shown in the observation value.Number of decimal places shown in the observation value.
BBK_ID	attribute	Bundesbank internal identifier for the time series.Bundesbank internal identifier for the time series.
BBK_UNIT	attribute	Unit of measurement for the observation value.Unit of measurement for the observation value.
BBK_UNIT_MULT	attribute	Power-of-ten multiplier applied to the observation value.Power-of-ten multiplier applied to 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 to classify the series on the Bundesbank website.Category code used to classify the series on the Bundesbank website.
BBK_COMM_GEN_ENG	attribute	General English-language comment or note on the time series.General English-language comment or note on the time series.
BBK_DIFF	attribute	Percentage change of the observation value versus the previous period.Percentage change of the observation value versus the previous period.
BBK_DIFF_Y	attribute	Percentage change of the observation value versus the same period last year.Percentage change of the observation value versus the same period last year.
OBS_STATUS	attribute	Code indicating the status or quality of the observation.Code indicating the status or quality of the observation.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 24366

{
  "BBK_DIFF": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "24366",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2005-Q4",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
  "BBK_ACIP_SUFFIX": "Z",
  "BBK_ACIP_REF_SEC": "EV",
  "BBK_ACIP_REF_AREA": "DE",
  "BBK_ACIP_COUNT_SEC": "S",
  "BBK_ACIP_DATA_TYPE": "BF90",
  "BBK_ACIP_VALUATION": "V",
  "BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT": "N",
  "BBK_ACIP_COUNT_AREA": "A1",
  "BBK_ACIP_INSTRUMENT": "F",
  "BBK_ACIP_DENOMINATION": "E",
  "BBK_ACIP_CONSOLIDATION": "N",
  "BBK_ACIP_ASSET_LIABILITY": "2"
}

Record 2BBK_DIFF: 19.1 · OBS_VALUE: 29019

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "19.1",
  "OBS_VALUE": "29019",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2006-Q1",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
  "BBK_ACIP_SUFFIX": "Z",
  "BBK_ACIP_REF_SEC": "EV",
  "BBK_ACIP_REF_AREA": "DE",
  "BBK_ACIP_COUNT_SEC": "S",
  "BBK_ACIP_DATA_TYPE": "BF90",
  "BBK_ACIP_VALUATION": "V",
  "BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT": "N",
  "BBK_ACIP_COUNT_AREA": "A1",
  "BBK_ACIP_INSTRUMENT": "F",
  "BBK_ACIP_DENOMINATION": "E",
  "BBK_ACIP_CONSOLIDATION": "N",
  "BBK_ACIP_ASSET_LIABILITY": "2"
}

Record 3BBK_DIFF: -9.9 · OBS_VALUE: 26147

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "-9.9",
  "OBS_VALUE": "26147",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2006-Q2",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
  "BBK_ACIP_SUFFIX": "Z",
  "BBK_ACIP_REF_SEC": "EV",
  "BBK_ACIP_REF_AREA": "DE",
  "BBK_ACIP_COUNT_SEC": "S",
  "BBK_ACIP_DATA_TYPE": "BF90",
  "BBK_ACIP_VALUATION": "V",
  "BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT": "N",
  "BBK_ACIP_COUNT_AREA": "A1",
  "BBK_ACIP_INSTRUMENT": "F",
  "BBK_ACIP_DENOMINATION": "E",
  "BBK_ACIP_CONSOLIDATION": "N",
  "BBK_ACIP_ASSET_LIABILITY": "2"
}

Record 4BBK_DIFF: 6.8 · OBS_VALUE: 27918

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "6.8",
  "OBS_VALUE": "27918",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2006-Q3",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
  "BBK_ACIP_SUFFIX": "Z",
  "BBK_ACIP_REF_SEC": "EV",
  "BBK_ACIP_REF_AREA": "DE",
  "BBK_ACIP_COUNT_SEC": "S",
  "BBK_ACIP_DATA_TYPE": "BF90",
  "BBK_ACIP_VALUATION": "V",
  "BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT": "N",
  "BBK_ACIP_COUNT_AREA": "A1",
  "BBK_ACIP_INSTRUMENT": "F",
  "BBK_ACIP_DENOMINATION": "E",
  "BBK_ACIP_CONSOLIDATION": "N",
  "BBK_ACIP_ASSET_LIABILITY": "2"
}

Record 5BBK_DIFF: -5.3 · OBS_VALUE: 26434

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "-5.3",
  "OBS_VALUE": "26434",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": "8.5",
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2006-Q4",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
  "BBK_ACIP_SUFFIX": "Z",
  "BBK_ACIP_REF_SEC": "EV",
  "BBK_ACIP_REF_AREA": "DE",
  "BBK_ACIP_COUNT_SEC": "S",
  "BBK_ACIP_DATA_TYPE": "BF90",
  "BBK_ACIP_VALUATION": "V",
  "BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT": "N",
  "BBK_ACIP_COUNT_AREA": "A1",
  "BBK_ACIP_INSTRUMENT": "F",
  "BBK_ACIP_DENOMINATION": "E",
  "BBK_ACIP_CONSOLIDATION": "N",
  "BBK_ACIP_ASSET_LIABILITY": "2"
}

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