European Central Bank — List of MFIs (MFI)

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Official dataset from the European Central Bank Data Portal listing Monetary Financial Institutions (MFIs), published as the MFI dataflow over 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 key paths and startPeriod/endPeriod or lastNObservations filters. The same series can also be browsed and charted directly on the ECB Data Portal. This dataset is useful for identifying and tracking institutions classified as MFIs across the euro area and EU member states.List of MFIs (MFI) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the MFI 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 (26 fields)

Filterable via the API (6)

FREQREF_AREAMFI_LISTMFI_STATUSDATA_TYPETIME_PERIOD

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Field	Type	Description
FREQFrequency	dimension	Code indicating the time series frequency, e.g. monthly.1 codes (e.g. Monthly)
REF_AREAReference area	dimension	Code for the reference country or institution area.32 codes (e.g. European Investment Bank, European Central Bank (ECB), Austria)
MFI_LISTMFI category	dimension	Code for the category of monetary financial institution.9 codes (e.g. Credit Institutions, Total, Central Bank (NCBs / ECB))
MFI_STATUS	dimension	Code indicating MFI list status, such as joiners, leavers or attribute changes.4 codes (e.g. Changes in attributes, Joiners, Leavers)
DATA_TYPE	dimension	Code indicating whether values are stocks or financial transaction flows.2 codes (e.g. Financial transactions (flows), Outstanding amounts at the end of the period (stocks))
TIME_PERIODTime period or range	time	Time period of the observation, filterable by start and end dates.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params.
OBS_VALUEObservation value	number	Numeric value recorded for the observation.The observed numeric value for each cell.
TIME_FORMATTime format code	attribute	Code specifying the format used for the time period.Code specifying the format used for the time period.
BREAKS	attribute	Indicator or note about breaks in the time series.Indicator or note about breaks in the time series.
COLLECTIONCollection indicator	attribute	Code indicating how the data was collected or aggregated over time.Code indicating how the data was collected or aggregated over time.
COMPILING_ORGCompiling organisation	attribute	Code identifying the organisation that compiled the data.Code identifying the organisation that compiled the data.
DISS_ORGData dissemination organisation	attribute	Code identifying the organisation that disseminates the data.Code identifying the organisation that disseminates the data.
PUBL_ECBSource publication (ECB only)	attribute	Reference to the ECB-only publication source of the data.Reference to the ECB-only 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 publicly available publication source of the data.Reference to the publicly available publication source of the data.
COMPILATION	attribute	Note on the method used to compile the observation.Note on the method used to compile the observation.
DECIMALS	attribute	Number of decimal places used in the observation value.Number of decimal places used in the observation value.
SOURCE_AGENCY	attribute	Code identifying the agency that is the source of the data.Code identifying the agency that is the source of the data.
TITLE	attribute	Title describing the series or observation.Title describing the series or observation.
TITLE_COMPLTitle complement	attribute	Additional complementary text to the series title.Additional complementary text to the series title.
UNIT	attribute	Unit of measurement for the observation value.Unit of measurement for the observation value.
UNIT_MULTUnit multiplier	attribute	Multiplier applied to the unit, e.g. for scaling to millions.Multiplier applied to the unit, e.g. for scaling to millions.
OBS_STATUSObservation status	attribute	Code indicating the status of the observation, e.g. normal or estimated.Code indicating the status of the observation, e.g. normal or estimated.
OBS_CONFObservation confidentiality	attribute	Code indicating the confidentiality status of the observation.Code indicating the confidentiality status of the observation.
OBS_PRE_BREAKPre-break observation value	attribute	Value of the observation prior to a time series break.Value of the observation prior to a time series break.
OBS_COMObservation comment	attribute	Free-text comment associated with the observation.Free-text comment associated with the observation.

Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1FREQ: M · OBS_COM: —

{
  "FREQ": "M",
  "OBS_COM": null,
  "MFI_LIST": "102",
  "OBS_CONF": "F",
  "REF_AREA": "4C",
  "DATA_TYPE": "4",
  "OBS_VALUE": 0,
  "MFI_STATUS": "C",
  "OBS_STATUS": "A",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2011-05",
  "OBS_PRE_BREAK": null
}

Record 2FREQ: M · OBS_COM: —

{
  "FREQ": "M",
  "OBS_COM": null,
  "MFI_LIST": "102",
  "OBS_CONF": "F",
  "REF_AREA": "4C",
  "DATA_TYPE": "4",
  "OBS_VALUE": 0,
  "MFI_STATUS": "J",
  "OBS_STATUS": "A",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2011-05",
  "OBS_PRE_BREAK": null
}

Record 3FREQ: M · OBS_COM: —

{
  "FREQ": "M",
  "OBS_COM": null,
  "MFI_LIST": "102",
  "OBS_CONF": "F",
  "REF_AREA": "4C",
  "DATA_TYPE": "4",
  "OBS_VALUE": 0,
  "MFI_STATUS": "L",
  "OBS_STATUS": "A",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2011-05",
  "OBS_PRE_BREAK": null
}

Record 4FREQ: M · OBS_COM: —

{
  "FREQ": "M",
  "OBS_COM": null,
  "MFI_LIST": "102",
  "OBS_CONF": "F",
  "REF_AREA": "4C",
  "DATA_TYPE": "1",
  "OBS_VALUE": 1,
  "MFI_STATUS": "T",
  "OBS_STATUS": "A",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2011-05",
  "OBS_PRE_BREAK": null
}

Record 5FREQ: M · OBS_COM: —

{
  "FREQ": "M",
  "OBS_COM": null,
  "MFI_LIST": "100",
  "OBS_CONF": "F",
  "REF_AREA": "4F",
  "DATA_TYPE": "4",
  "OBS_VALUE": 0,
  "MFI_STATUS": "C",
  "OBS_STATUS": "A",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2014-05",
  "OBS_PRE_BREAK": null
}

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