European Central Bank — European Union Balance of Payments (Source Eurostat) (ESB)
Time series dataset from the European Central Bank Data Portal providing European Union Balance of Payments statistics, sourced from Eurostat and published as the ESB dataflow via the SDMX 2.1 REST API. A single endpoint delivers data in XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, or JSON formats, with series selectable by key path and filterable using startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations parameters. The same underlying series can also be browsed and charted interactively through the ECB Data Portal web interface, supporting economic analysis of EU external trade and financial flows.European Union Balance of Payments (Source Eurostat) (ESB) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the ESB 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 (27 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FREQFrequency | dimension | Frequency of the time series, e.g. quarterly.1 codes (e.g. Quarterly) |
| REF_AREAReference area | dimension | Reference geographic area, e.g. EU 27 or EU 28 composition.2 codes (e.g. EU 27 (fixed composition) as of 1 January 2007, EU 28 (fixed composition) as of 1 July 2013) |
| ADJUSTMENTAdjustment indicator | dimension | Seasonal and/or working day adjustment applied to the data.2 codes (e.g. Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted, Working day and seasonally adjusted) |
| DATA_TYPE_BOPData type - BoP related data | dimension | Type of balance of payments transaction: credit, debit or net.3 codes (e.g. Credit transactions, Debit transactions, Net transactions) |
| BOP_ITEMBalance of Payment item | dimension | Balance of payments item, e.g. current account, goods, services.40 codes (e.g. Current account, Goods, Current account, Services, Transportation) |
| CURR_BRKDWNCurrency breakdown | dimension | Currency breakdown category of the series.1 codes (e.g. All currencies) |
| COUNT_AREACounterpart area | dimension | Counterpart country or area for the transaction.11 codes (e.g. Brazil, Canada, Switzerland) |
| SERIES_DENOMSeries denominat/spec calcul | dimension | Denomination currency or calculation basis of the series.1 codes (e.g. Euro) |
| RESID_ECON_ACTResident economic activity | dimension | Economic activity classification of the resident party.1 codes (e.g. TOTAL) |
| NON_RESID_ECON_ACTNon-resident economic activity | dimension | Economic activity classification of the non-resident party.1 codes (e.g. TOTAL) |
| TIME_PERIODTime period or range | time | Time period of the observation, filterable via query parameters.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_FORMATTime format code | attribute | Code indicating the format of the time period.Code indicating the format of the time period. |
| BOP_BASISBoP data collection basis | attribute | Basis used for collecting balance of payments data.Basis used for collecting balance of payments data. |
| BREAKS | attribute | Indicator of structural breaks in the time series.Indicator of structural breaks in the time series. |
| COLLECTIONCollection indicator | attribute | Indicator describing how the observation was collected.Indicator describing how the observation was collected. |
| AGG_EQUNAggregation equations | attribute | Aggregation equation describing how the value was computed.Aggregation equation describing how the value was computed. |
| COMPILATION | attribute | Notes on the compilation method used for the data.Notes on the compilation method used for the data. |
| DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places in the observation value.Number of decimal places in the observation value. |
| TITLE | attribute | Title of the data series.Title of the data 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 flag indicating quality or nature of the observation.Status flag indicating quality or nature of the observation. |
| OBS_CONFObservation confidentiality | attribute | Confidentiality status of the observation.Confidentiality status of the observation. |
| OBS_PRE_BREAKPre-break observation value | attribute | Observation value prior to a structural break.Observation value prior to a structural break. |
| OBS_COMObservation comment | attribute | Free-text comment on the observation.Free-text comment on 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": "V1",
"OBS_VALUE": 8938.364,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "BR",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"CURR_BRKDWN": "N",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2014-Q1",
"SERIES_DENOM": "E",
"DATA_TYPE_BOP": "2",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"RESID_ECON_ACT": "9999",
"NON_RESID_ECON_ACT": "9999"
}Record 2FREQ: Q · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"OBS_COM": null,
"BOP_ITEM": "100",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "V1",
"OBS_VALUE": 7360.312,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "CA",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"CURR_BRKDWN": "N",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2014-Q1",
"SERIES_DENOM": "E",
"DATA_TYPE_BOP": "2",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"RESID_ECON_ACT": "9999",
"NON_RESID_ECON_ACT": "9999"
}Record 3FREQ: Q · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"OBS_COM": null,
"BOP_ITEM": "100",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "V1",
"OBS_VALUE": 34876.366,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "CH",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"CURR_BRKDWN": "N",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2014-Q1",
"SERIES_DENOM": "E",
"DATA_TYPE_BOP": "2",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"RESID_ECON_ACT": "9999",
"NON_RESID_ECON_ACT": "9999"
}Record 4FREQ: Q · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"OBS_COM": null,
"BOP_ITEM": "100",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "V1",
"OBS_VALUE": 38207.611,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "CN",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"CURR_BRKDWN": "N",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2014-Q1",
"SERIES_DENOM": "E",
"DATA_TYPE_BOP": "2",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"RESID_ECON_ACT": "9999",
"NON_RESID_ECON_ACT": "9999"
}Record 5FREQ: Q · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"OBS_COM": null,
"BOP_ITEM": "100",
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "V1",
"OBS_VALUE": 7978.379,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "HK",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"CURR_BRKDWN": "N",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2014-Q1",
"SERIES_DENOM": "E",
"DATA_TYPE_BOP": "2",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"RESID_ECON_ACT": "9999",
"NON_RESID_ECON_ACT": "9999"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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