European Central Bank — Composite Indicator of Systemic Stress (CISS)
Time series dataset from the European Central Bank Data Portal providing the Composite Indicator of Systemic Stress (CISS), a measure of stress in the euro area financial system derived from indicators across money, bond, equity and foreign exchange markets and financial intermediaries. Published as the CISS dataflow via the SDMX 2.1 REST API, with a single endpoint serving SDMX-ML (XML), CSV and JSON formats. Users can extract specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod or lastNObservations filters, or browse and chart the same data interactively on the ECB Data Portal. Maintained and published by the European Central Bank.”}}Composite Indicator of Systemic Stress (CISS) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the CISS 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)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FREQFrequency | dimension | Frequency of the observations, e.g. daily or monthly.2 codes (e.g. Daily, Monthly) |
| REF_AREAReference area | dimension | Country or reference area the observation relates to.20 codes (e.g. Austria, Belgium, China) |
| CURRENCY | dimension | Currency denomination of the series, if applicable.1 codes (e.g. Not applicable) |
| PROVIDER_FMFinancial market provider | dimension | Code identifying the financial market data provider.1 codes (e.g. ECB) |
| INSTRUMENT_FMFinancial market instrument | dimension | Type of financial market instrument covered by the series.1 codes (e.g. Economic indicator) |
| PROVIDER_FM_IDFinancial market provider identifier | dimension | Identifier of the specific stress indicator series from the provider.20 codes (e.g. Composite Indicator of Sovereign Stress, New Composite Indicator of Systemic Stress (CISS), Correlation and equal-country weights) |
| DATA_TYPE_FMFinancial market data type | dimension | Type of financial market data, e.g. index or contribution.2 codes (e.g. Index, Contribution) |
| TIME_PERIODTime period or range | time | Date or 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 this series and period.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMATTime format code | attribute | Code indicating the time format used for the period value.Code indicating the time format used for the period value. |
| BREAKS | attribute | Notes on structural breaks in the time series.Notes on structural breaks in the time series. |
| COLLECTIONCollection indicator | attribute | Indicator describing how the data was collected or aggregated.Indicator describing how the data was collected or aggregated. |
| COMPILING_ORGCompiling organisation | attribute | Organisation responsible for compiling the data.Organisation responsible for compiling the data. |
| DISS_ORGData dissemination organisation | attribute | Organisation responsible for disseminating the data.Organisation responsible for disseminating the data. |
| DOM_SER_IDSDomestic series ids | attribute | Identifiers of corresponding domestic data series.Identifiers of corresponding domestic data series. |
| FM_CONTRACT_TIMEContract month/expired date | attribute | Contract month or expiry date of the financial instrument.Contract month or expiry date of the financial instrument. |
| FM_COUPON_RATECoupon rate of the bond | attribute | Coupon rate of the underlying bond instrument.Coupon rate of the underlying bond instrument. |
| FM_IDENTIFIERFinancial instrument Identifier | attribute | Unique identifier of the financial instrument.Unique identifier of the financial instrument. |
| FM_LOT_SIZELot size units | attribute | Lot size, in units, of the financial instrument.Lot size, in units, of the financial instrument. |
| FM_MATURITYBond maturity | attribute | Maturity date of the underlying bond.Maturity date of the underlying bond. |
| FM_OUTS_AMOUNTOutstanding amount | attribute | Outstanding amount of the financial instrument.Outstanding amount of the financial instrument. |
| FM_PUT_CALLoptions type | attribute | Indicates whether the option is a put or call.Indicates whether the option is a put or call. |
| FM_STRIKE_PRICEStrike price of the options | attribute | Strike price of the option instrument.Strike price of the option instrument. |
| PUBL_MUSource publication (Euro area only) | attribute | Source publication reference for euro area data.Source publication reference for euro area data. |
| PUBL_PUBLICSource publication (public) | attribute | Source publication reference for publicly available data.Source publication reference for publicly available data. |
| UNIT_INDEX_BASE | attribute | Base period or value used for the index unit.Base period or value used for the index unit. |
| COMPILATION | attribute | Notes on the methodology used to compile the data.Notes on the methodology used to compile the data. |
| COVERAGE | attribute | Description of the scope or coverage of the data.Description of the scope or coverage of the data. |
| DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places used in the observation value.Number of decimal places used in the observation value. |
Schema captured from sdmx 1 day ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1FREQ: D · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "D",
"OBS_COM": null,
"CURRENCY": "Z0Z",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 0.05200783836670389,
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"PROVIDER_FM": "4F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-10-14",
"DATA_TYPE_FM": "IDX",
"INSTRUMENT_FM": "EC",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"PROVIDER_FM_ID": "SOV_CIN"
}Record 2FREQ: D · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "D",
"OBS_COM": null,
"CURRENCY": "Z0Z",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": 0.010744202898985021,
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"PROVIDER_FM": "4F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-10-14",
"DATA_TYPE_FM": "IDX",
"INSTRUMENT_FM": "EC",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"PROVIDER_FM_ID": "SS_CIN"
}Record 3FREQ: D · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "D",
"OBS_COM": null,
"CURRENCY": "Z0Z",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "BE",
"OBS_VALUE": 0.18222567930745823,
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"PROVIDER_FM": "4F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-10-14",
"DATA_TYPE_FM": "IDX",
"INSTRUMENT_FM": "EC",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"PROVIDER_FM_ID": "SOV_CIN"
}Record 4FREQ: D · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "D",
"OBS_COM": null,
"CURRENCY": "Z0Z",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "BE",
"OBS_VALUE": 0.042438812644525835,
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"PROVIDER_FM": "4F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-10-14",
"DATA_TYPE_FM": "IDX",
"INSTRUMENT_FM": "EC",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"PROVIDER_FM_ID": "SS_CIN"
}Record 5FREQ: D · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "D",
"OBS_COM": null,
"CURRENCY": "Z0Z",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "CN",
"OBS_VALUE": 0.001299196727584539,
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"PROVIDER_FM": "4F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-10-09",
"DATA_TYPE_FM": "IDX",
"INSTRUMENT_FM": "EC",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"PROVIDER_FM_ID": "SS_CIN"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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