European Central Bank — Other Financial Intermediaries (OFI)

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Official time series on Other Financial Intermediaries (OFI) published by the European Central Bank as part of its Data Portal. The dataset is distributed as the OFI dataflow over the SDMX 2.1 REST API, with a single endpoint serving XML (SDMX-ML), CSV and JSON formats. Users can extract specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod and lastNObservations filters. The same series can also be browsed and charted interactively on the ECB Data Portal, providing euro area statistics on non-bank financial intermediaries relevant to monetary and financial stability analysis.Other Financial Intermediaries (OFI) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the OFI 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 (33 fields)

Filterable via the API (12)

FREQREF_AREAADJUSTMENTOFI_REP_SECTOROFI_ITEMMATURITY_ORIGDATA_TYPECOUNT_AREABS_COUNT_SECTORCURRENCY_TRANSSERIES_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	Reference country or area the series relates to.28 codes (e.g. Euro area (changing composition), Austria, Belgium)
ADJUSTMENTAdjustment indicator	dimension	Indicates seasonal or working-day adjustment applied to data.1 codes (e.g. Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted)
OFI_REP_SECTOROFI reporting sector	dimension	Sub-sector of other financial intermediaries reporting the data.9 codes (e.g. Financial corporations engaged in lending to households and non-financial corporations, Investment funds, Investment funds o/w Equity funds)
OFI_ITEMOFI balance sheet item	dimension	Balance sheet item of the OFI sector, e.g. loans or equity.15 codes (e.g. Loans, Debt securities held, Equity)
MATURITY_ORIGOriginal maturity	dimension	Original maturity band of the financial instrument.4 codes (e.g. Total, Not applicable, Up to 1 year)
DATA_TYPE	dimension	Type of data, e.g. stocks, flows or reclassification adjustments.3 codes (e.g. Outstanding amounts at the end of the period (stocks), Reclassification adjustments, Financial transactions (flows))
COUNT_AREACounterpart area	dimension	Counterpart geographic area for the transaction or position.10 codes (e.g. World (all entities), Extra-Euro area 13 (fixed composition) as of 1 January 2007, Other Euro area 13 member states (fixed composition - all countries except the reference area) as of 1 January 2007)
BS_COUNT_SECTORBS counterpart sector	dimension	Counterpart sector on the balance sheet, e.g. MFIs or non-MFIs.3 codes (e.g. Unspecified counterpart sector, Monetary financial institutions (MFIs), Non-MFIs)
CURRENCY_TRANSCurrency of transaction	dimension	Currency in which the transaction is denominated.1 codes (e.g. All currencies combined)
SERIES_DENOMSeries denominat/spec calcul	dimension	Currency or unit the series is denominated or calculated in.1 codes (e.g. Euro)
TIME_PERIODTime period or range	time	Time period of the observation, filterable by date range.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params.
OBS_VALUEObservation value	number	Numeric value of the observation for this series.The observed numeric value for each cell.
TIME_FORMATTime format code	attribute	Code indicating the time format used, e.g. annual or quarterly.Code indicating the time format used, e.g. annual or quarterly.
BREAKS	attribute	Notes on structural breaks in the time series.Notes on structural breaks in the time series.
COLLECTIONCollection indicator	attribute	Indicator of how the observation value was collected or calculated.Indicator of how the observation value was collected or calculated.
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	Identifier(s) of the corresponding domestic data series.Identifier(s) of the corresponding domestic data series.
PUBL_ECBSource publication (ECB only)	attribute	ECB publication in which the series appears.ECB publication in which the series appears.
PUBL_MUSource publication (Euro area only)	attribute	Euro area publication in which the series appears.Euro area publication in which the series appears.
PUBL_PUBLICSource publication (public)	attribute	Public source publication referencing this series.Public source publication referencing this series.
COMPILATION	attribute	Notes on methods used to compile the series.Notes on methods used to compile the series.
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.
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	Short title of the data series.Short title of the data series.
TITLE_COMPLTitle complement	attribute	Extended or complementary title of the data series.Extended or complementary title of the data series.
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 of measurement.Power-of-ten multiplier applied to the unit of measurement.
OBS_STATUSObservation status	attribute	Status code of the observation, e.g. provisional or final.Status code of the observation, e.g. provisional or final.
OBS_CONFObservation confidentiality	attribute	Confidentiality status of the observation.Confidentiality status of the observation.

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Record 1FREQ: A · OBS_COM: —

{
  "FREQ": "A",
  "OBS_COM": null,
  "OBS_CONF": "F",
  "OFI_ITEM": "A20",
  "REF_AREA": "U2",
  "DATA_TYPE": "1",
  "OBS_VALUE": 370384.80145504,
  "ADJUSTMENT": "N",
  "COUNT_AREA": "A1",
  "OBS_STATUS": "P",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2022",
  "SERIES_DENOM": "E",
  "MATURITY_ORIG": "A",
  "OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
  "CURRENCY_TRANS": "Z01",
  "OFI_REP_SECTOR": "30",
  "BS_COUNT_SECTOR": "0000"
}

Record 2FREQ: A · OBS_COM: —

{
  "FREQ": "A",
  "OBS_COM": null,
  "OBS_CONF": "F",
  "OFI_ITEM": "A20",
  "REF_AREA": "U2",
  "DATA_TYPE": "1",
  "OBS_VALUE": 6365.577538012116,
  "ADJUSTMENT": "N",
  "COUNT_AREA": "A1",
  "OBS_STATUS": "P",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2022",
  "SERIES_DENOM": "E",
  "MATURITY_ORIG": "A",
  "OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
  "CURRENCY_TRANS": "Z01",
  "OFI_REP_SECTOR": "30",
  "BS_COUNT_SECTOR": "1000"
}

Record 3FREQ: A · OBS_COM: —

{
  "FREQ": "A",
  "OBS_COM": null,
  "OBS_CONF": "F",
  "OFI_ITEM": "A20",
  "REF_AREA": "U2",
  "DATA_TYPE": "1",
  "OBS_VALUE": 364018.22498505656,
  "ADJUSTMENT": "N",
  "COUNT_AREA": "A1",
  "OBS_STATUS": "P",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2022",
  "SERIES_DENOM": "E",
  "MATURITY_ORIG": "A",
  "OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
  "CURRENCY_TRANS": "Z01",
  "OFI_REP_SECTOR": "30",
  "BS_COUNT_SECTOR": "2000"
}

Record 4FREQ: A · OBS_COM: —

{
  "FREQ": "A",
  "OBS_COM": null,
  "OBS_CONF": "F",
  "OFI_ITEM": "A20",
  "REF_AREA": "U2",
  "DATA_TYPE": "5",
  "OBS_VALUE": -37601.87225806,
  "ADJUSTMENT": "N",
  "COUNT_AREA": "A1",
  "OBS_STATUS": "P",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2022",
  "SERIES_DENOM": "E",
  "MATURITY_ORIG": "A",
  "OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
  "CURRENCY_TRANS": "Z01",
  "OFI_REP_SECTOR": "30",
  "BS_COUNT_SECTOR": "0000"
}

Record 5FREQ: A · OBS_COM: —

{
  "FREQ": "A",
  "OBS_COM": null,
  "OBS_CONF": "F",
  "OFI_ITEM": "A20",
  "REF_AREA": "U2",
  "DATA_TYPE": "5",
  "OBS_VALUE": -2457.21990743,
  "ADJUSTMENT": "N",
  "COUNT_AREA": "A1",
  "OBS_STATUS": "P",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2022",
  "SERIES_DENOM": "E",
  "MATURITY_ORIG": "A",
  "OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
  "CURRENCY_TRANS": "Z01",
  "OFI_REP_SECTOR": "30",
  "BS_COUNT_SECTOR": "1000"
}

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