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European Central Bank — Large Insurance Groups Statistics (LIG)
Large Insurance Groups Statistics (LIG) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the LIG 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 (28 fields)
Filterable via the API (7)
FREQREF_AREAINS_BUS_TYPELIG_ITEMDATA_TYPE_LIGSERIES_DENOMTIME_PERIOD
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FREQFrequency | dimension | Frequency of the observation, e.g. annual or quarterly.2 codes (e.g. Annual, Quarterly) |
| REF_AREAReference area | dimension | Geographic reference area covered by the series.1 codes (e.g. EU (changing composition)) |
| INS_BUS_TYPEType of insurance business | dimension | Type of insurance business, such as life or non-life.3 codes (e.g. Life business, Total business, Non-life business) |
| LIG_ITEMLarge insurance group related items | dimension | Specific large insurance group indicator or item measured.55 codes (e.g. Duration of technical provisions, Life excluding unit-linked, Duration mismatch (asset duration minus liability duration), Weighted average macaulay duration - Liabilities) |
| DATA_TYPE_LIGData type - LIG context | dimension | Statistical data type, e.g. median, quartile or total.6 codes (e.g. First quartile, Median, Total (sum)) |
| SERIES_DENOMSeries denominat/spec calcul | dimension | Denomination or calculation basis of the series, e.g. growth rate or unit.5 codes (e.g. Annual growth rate, Years, Euro) |
| TIME_PERIODTime period or range | time | Time period to which the observation refers.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | Numeric value of the observation.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMATTime format code | attribute | Code indicating the format used for the time period.Code indicating the format used for the time period. |
| 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.Indicator describing how the data was collected. |
| 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 the corresponding domestic series.Identifiers of the corresponding domestic series. |
| PUBL_ECBSource publication (ECB only) | attribute | Reference to the ECB publication source of the data.Reference to the ECB publication source of the data. |
| PUBL_MUSource publication (Euro area only) | attribute | Reference to the euro area publication source of the data.Reference to the euro area publication source of the data. |
| PUBL_PUBLICSource publication (public) | attribute | Reference to the public publication source of the data.Reference to the public publication source of the data. |
| UNIT_INDEX_BASE | attribute | Base period or value used for indexed units.Base period or value used for indexed units. |
| COMPILATION | attribute | Notes on the methodology used to compile the data.Notes on the methodology used to compile the data. |
| DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places in the observation value.Number of decimal places in the observation value. |
| NAT_TITLENational language title | attribute | Title of the series in the national language.Title of the series in the national language. |
| SOURCE_AGENCY | attribute | Agency that originally sourced the data.Agency that originally sourced the data. |
| TITLE | attribute | Title describing the data series.Title describing 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 unit.Power-of-ten multiplier applied to the unit. |
| OBS_STATUSObservation status | attribute | Status code indicating the quality or nature of the observation.Status code indicating the quality or nature of the observation. |
| OBS_CONFObservation confidentiality | attribute | Confidentiality status of the observation.Confidentiality status of the observation. |
Schema captured from sdmx 1 month ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
| FREQ | REF_AREA | INS_BUS_TYPE | LIG_ITEM | DATA_TYPE_LIG | SERIES_DENOM | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | D0 | L | W00 | FQ | A | 2025 | -8.3394 |
| A | D0 | L | W00 | ME | A | 2025 | -5.6653 |
| A | D0 | L | W00 | TO | Y | 2025 | 12.944738 |
| A | D0 | L | W00 | TQ | A | 2025 | -1.4089 |
| A | D0 | L | WX00 | FQ | A | 2025 | — |
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