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European Central Bank — Pension Fund Assets and Liabilities (PFB)
Pension Fund Assets and Liabilities (PFB) is an official time series dataset published by the European Central Bank Data Portal as the PFB dataflow via SDMX 2.1 REST. A single endpoint provides data in XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON formats, allowing users to extract specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod, or lastNObservations filters. The same series can also be browsed and charted interactively on the ECB Data Portal. The dataset covers euro area pension fund balance sheet statistics, including assets and liabilities, and is useful for economic and financial analysis.Pension Fund Assets and Liabilities (PFB) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the PFB 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_AREACOMP_APPROACHREPORTING_SECTORICPF_ITEMMATURITYDATA_TYPECOUNTERPART_AREACOUNTERPART_SECTORCURRENCY_TRANSCURRENCY_DENOMTIME_PERIOD
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FREQFrequency | dimension | Frequency of the observations, e.g. quarterly.1 codes (e.g. Quarterly) |
| REF_AREAReference area | dimension | Country or reference area code covered by the observation.16 codes (e.g. Austria, Belgium, Cyprus) |
| COMP_APPROACHCompilation approach indicator | dimension | Indicates the compilation approach used, e.g. host approach.1 codes (e.g. Host approach) |
| REPORTING_SECTOR | dimension | Institutional sector reporting the data, e.g. pension funds.1 codes (e.g. Pension funds) |
| ICPF_ITEMInsurance corporations and pension funds assets and liabilities | dimension | Specific asset or liability item of insurance corporations and pension funds.24 codes (e.g. Asset - Total assets, Asset - Currency and deposits - nominal value, Asset - Loans - nominal value) |
| MATURITY | dimension | Maturity band applicable to the instrument, e.g. all maturities.1 codes (e.g. All original maturities) |
| DATA_TYPE | dimension | Type of data reported, e.g. stocks or flows.2 codes (e.g. Outstanding amounts at the end of the period (stocks), Financial transactions (flows)) |
| COUNTERPART_AREA | dimension | Geographic area of the counterpart to the transaction.1 codes (e.g. World (all entities, including reference area, including IO)) |
| COUNTERPART_SECTOR | dimension | Institutional sector of the counterpart to the transaction.1 codes (e.g. Total economy) |
| CURRENCY_TRANSCurrency of transaction | dimension | Currency in which the transaction is denominated.1 codes (e.g. All currencies) |
| CURRENCY_DENOMCurrency denominator | dimension | Currency used to denominate the value.1 codes (e.g. Euro) |
| TIME_PERIODTime period or range | time | Period to which the observation refers.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | Numeric value of the observation for the given series.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 | Indicates any structural breaks in the time series.Indicates any structural breaks in the time series. |
| COMMENT_TSSeries comment including brief description of the underlying statistic | attribute | Free-text comment describing the underlying statistic.Free-text comment describing the underlying statistic. |
| COMPILING_ORGCompiling organisation | attribute | Organisation responsible for compiling the data.Organisation responsible for compiling the data. |
| COVERAGE | attribute | Description of the statistical coverage of the series.Description of the statistical coverage of the series. |
| DATA_COMPUnderlying compilation | attribute | Details on how the underlying data were compiled.Details on how the underlying data were compiled. |
| DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places used in the observation value.Number of decimal places used in the observation value. |
| DISS_ORGData dissemination organisation | attribute | Organisation responsible for disseminating the data.Organisation responsible for disseminating the data. |
| PUBL_ECBSource publication (ECB only) | attribute | Reference to the ECB publication source for the series.Reference to the ECB publication source for the series. |
| PUBL_MUSource publication (Euro area only) | attribute | Reference to the euro area publication source for the series.Reference to the euro area publication source for the series. |
| PUBL_PUBLICSource publication (public) | attribute | Reference to the public publication source for the series.Reference to the public publication source for the series. |
| REF_PERIOD_DETAILReference period detail | attribute | Additional detail about the reference period.Additional detail about the reference period. |
| TIME_PER_COLLECTTime period collection | attribute | Indicates when within the period the data were collected.Indicates when within the period the data were collected. |
| TITLE | attribute | Short title of the data series.Short 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 unit of measurement.Power-of-ten multiplier applied to the unit of measurement. |
| OBS_STATUSObservation status | attribute | Status flag for the observation, e.g. estimated or provisional.Status flag for the observation, e.g. estimated or provisional. |
| CONF_STATUSConfidentiality status | attribute | Confidentiality status of the observation.Confidentiality status of the observation. |
| PRE_BREAK_VALUE | attribute | Value of the series immediately before a structural break.Value of the series immediately before a structural break. |
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1FREQ: Q · MATURITY: T
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"MATURITY": "T",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"DATA_TYPE": "1",
"ICPF_ITEM": "A00",
"OBS_VALUE": 24341,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2019-Q4",
"COMP_APPROACH": "S",
"CURRENCY_DENOM": "EUR",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "_T",
"COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0",
"REPORTING_SECTOR": "S129",
"COUNTERPART_SECTOR": "S1"
}Record 2FREQ: Q · MATURITY: T
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"MATURITY": "T",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"DATA_TYPE": "1",
"ICPF_ITEM": "A1N",
"OBS_VALUE": 489,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2019-Q4",
"COMP_APPROACH": "S",
"CURRENCY_DENOM": "EUR",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "_T",
"COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0",
"REPORTING_SECTOR": "S129",
"COUNTERPART_SECTOR": "S1"
}Record 3FREQ: Q · MATURITY: T
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"MATURITY": "T",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"DATA_TYPE": "1",
"ICPF_ITEM": "A2N",
"OBS_VALUE": 77,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2019-Q4",
"COMP_APPROACH": "S",
"CURRENCY_DENOM": "EUR",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "_T",
"COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0",
"REPORTING_SECTOR": "S129",
"COUNTERPART_SECTOR": "S1"
}Record 4FREQ: Q · MATURITY: T
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"MATURITY": "T",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"DATA_TYPE": "1",
"ICPF_ITEM": "A30",
"OBS_VALUE": 239,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2019-Q4",
"COMP_APPROACH": "S",
"CURRENCY_DENOM": "EUR",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "_T",
"COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0",
"REPORTING_SECTOR": "S129",
"COUNTERPART_SECTOR": "S1"
}Record 5FREQ: Q · MATURITY: T
{
"FREQ": "Q",
"MATURITY": "T",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"DATA_TYPE": "1",
"ICPF_ITEM": "A40",
"OBS_VALUE": 0,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2019-Q4",
"COMP_APPROACH": "S",
"CURRENCY_DENOM": "EUR",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "_T",
"COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0",
"REPORTING_SECTOR": "S129",
"COUNTERPART_SECTOR": "S1"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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