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European Central Bank — Balance of Payments statistics, national data (ST1)
Official time series dataset from the European Central Bank Data Portal covering Balance of Payments statistics at national level, published as the ST1 dataflow via the SDMX 2.1 REST API. A single endpoint serves data in XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON formats, allowing users to extract specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod, or lastNObservations filters. The same series can also be browsed and charted interactively on the ECB Data Portal. It is maintained by the European Central Bank and covers EU-related economic data.Balance of Payments statistics, national data (ST1) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the ST1 dataflow over SDMX 2.1 REST. One endpoint serves XML (SDMX-ML), CSV (?format=csvdata) and JSON (?format=jsondata); extract exactly the series you need with a key path and startPeriod / endPeriod / lastNObservations filters. Browse and chart the same series on the ECB Data Portal.
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Data schema (29 fields)
Filterable via the API (9)
FREQREF_AREAADJUSTMENTDATA_TYPE_BOPBOP_ITEMCURR_BRKDWNCOUNT_AREASERIES_DENOMTIME_PERIOD
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FREQFrequency | dimension | Frequency code of the observations, e.g. quarterly.1 codes (e.g. Quarterly) |
| REF_AREAReference area | dimension | Code for the reporting country or area.28 codes (e.g. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria) |
| ADJUSTMENTAdjustment indicator | dimension | Indicates whether data are seasonally or working-day adjusted.1 codes (e.g. Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted) |
| DATA_TYPE_BOPData type - BoP related data | dimension | Type of balance-of-payments data, e.g. credit, net, or stocks.4 codes (e.g. Credit transactions, Net transactions, Outstanding amounts at the end of the period (stocks)) |
| BOP_ITEMBalance of Payment item | dimension | Balance of payments item or category covered by the series.170 codes (e.g. Current account, Goods, Current account, Services, Current account) |
| CURR_BRKDWNCurrency breakdown | dimension | Currency breakdown applied to the series, e.g. all currencies.1 codes (e.g. All currencies) |
| COUNT_AREACounterpart area | dimension | Counterpart area for the transaction, e.g. world total.1 codes (e.g. World (all entities)) |
| SERIES_DENOMSeries denominat/spec calcul | dimension | Denomination of the series, e.g. euro or national currency.2 codes (e.g. Euro, National currency) |
| TIME_PERIODTime period or range | time | Time period of the observation; filterable via startPeriod/endPeriod.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | Numeric value of the observation for the series.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMATTime format code | attribute | Code indicating the time format used for the period.Code indicating the time format used for the period. |
| BOP_BASISBoP data collection basis | attribute | Basis on which balance-of-payments data were collected.Basis on which balance-of-payments data were collected. |
| BREAKS | attribute | Indicates breaks in the time series.Indicates breaks in the time series. |
| COLLECTIONCollection indicator | attribute | Indicator describing how the data were collected over the period.Indicator describing how the data were collected over the period. |
| PUBL_ECBSource publication (ECB only) | attribute | Reference to the ECB publication source for the data.Reference to the ECB publication source for the data. |
| PUBL_MUSource publication (Euro area only) | attribute | Reference to the euro area publication source for the data.Reference to the euro area publication source for the data. |
| PUBL_PUBLICSource publication (public) | attribute | Reference to the public publication source for the data.Reference to the public publication source for the data. |
| AGG_EQUNAggregation equations | attribute | Equation describing how the value is aggregated from components.Equation describing how the value is aggregated from components. |
| COMPILATION | attribute | Notes on how the data were compiled.Notes on how the data were compiled. |
| DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places used in the observation value.Number of decimal places used in the observation value. |
| SOURCE_AGENCY | attribute | Agency responsible for producing the underlying data.Agency responsible for producing the underlying data. |
| TITLE | attribute | Short title describing the series.Short title describing the series. |
| TITLE_COMPLTitle complement | attribute | Additional descriptive text complementing the series title.Additional descriptive text complementing the series title. |
| UNIT | attribute | Unit of measurement for the observation value.Unit of measurement for the observation value. |
| UNIT_MULTUnit multiplier | attribute | Power-of-ten multiplier applied to the observation value.Power-of-ten multiplier applied to the observation value. |
| OBS_STATUSObservation status | attribute | Status code indicating the nature of the observation, e.g. normal or estimated.Status code indicating the nature of the observation, e.g. normal or estimated. |
| OBS_CONFObservation confidentiality | attribute | Confidentiality status of the observation.Confidentiality status of the observation. |
| OBS_PRE_BREAKPre-break observation value | attribute | Value of the observation immediately before a series break.Value of the observation immediately before a series break. |
| OBS_COMObservation comment | attribute | Free-text comment attached to the observation.Free-text comment attached to the observation. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1FREQ: Q · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"OBS_COM": null,
"BOP_ITEM": "100",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 31034,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "A1",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"CURR_BRKDWN": "N",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2014-Q1",
"SERIES_DENOM": "E",
"DATA_TYPE_BOP": "2",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null
}Record 2FREQ: Q · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"OBS_COM": null,
"BOP_ITEM": "200",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 13321,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "A1",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"CURR_BRKDWN": "N",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2014-Q1",
"SERIES_DENOM": "E",
"DATA_TYPE_BOP": "2",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null
}Record 3FREQ: Q · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"OBS_COM": null,
"BOP_ITEM": "993",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 2329,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "A1",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"CURR_BRKDWN": "N",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2014-Q1",
"SERIES_DENOM": "E",
"DATA_TYPE_BOP": "4",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null
}Record 4FREQ: Q · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"OBS_COM": null,
"BOP_ITEM": "59E",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 41667,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "A1",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"CURR_BRKDWN": "N",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2014-Q1",
"SERIES_DENOM": "E",
"DATA_TYPE_BOP": "8",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null
}Record 5FREQ: Q · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"OBS_COM": null,
"BOP_ITEM": "72E",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 194574,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "A1",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"CURR_BRKDWN": "N",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2014-Q1",
"SERIES_DENOM": "E",
"DATA_TYPE_BOP": "8",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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