European Central Bank — Pension funds Regulation (PFBR)

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Pension funds Regulation (PFBR) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the PFBR 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 area to which the data refer.22 codes (e.g. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria)
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.37 codes (e.g. Asset - Total assets, Asset - Currency and deposits - nominal value, Asset - Loans - nominal value)
MATURITY	dimension	Original maturity band of the instrument.4 codes (e.g. All original maturities, Short-term original maturity (up to 1 year), Original maturity over 1 year and up to 2 years)
DATA_TYPE	dimension	Type of data recorded, such as stocks, flows or adjustments.5 codes (e.g. Outstanding amounts at the end of the period (stocks), Financial transactions (flows), Reclassification adjustments)
COUNTERPART_AREA	dimension	Geographical area of the counterpart to the transaction.5 codes (e.g. World (all entities, including reference area, including IO), Domestic (home or reference area), Euro area (Member States and Institutions of the Euro Area) changing composition)
COUNTERPART_SECTOR	dimension	Institutional sector of the counterpart to the transaction.5 codes (e.g. Total economy, Monetary financial institutions (MFI), General government)
CURRENCY_TRANSCurrency of transaction	dimension	Currency in which the transaction is denominated.1 codes (e.g. All currencies)
CURRENCY_DENOMCurrency denominator	dimension	Currency used as the denominator for the value.1 codes (e.g. 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	The observed numeric value for the series.The observed numeric value for each cell.
TIME_FORMATTime format code	attribute	Code indicating the format used to express the time period.Code indicating the format used to express the time period.
BREAKS	attribute	Indicates whether a break in the time series occurred.Indicates whether a break in the time series occurred.
COMMENT_TSSeries comment including brief description of the underlying statistic	attribute	Comment describing the underlying statistic of the series.Comment describing the underlying statistic of the series.
COMPILING_ORGCompiling organisation	attribute	Organisation responsible for compiling the data.Organisation responsible for compiling the data.
COVERAGE	attribute	Description of the scope or coverage of the series.Description of the scope or coverage of the series.
DATA_COMPUnderlying compilation	attribute	Information on the underlying data compilation method.Information on the underlying data compilation method.
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 where the series appears.Reference to the ECB publication where the series appears.
PUBL_MUSource publication (Euro area only)	attribute	Reference to the euro area publication where the series appears.Reference to the euro area publication where the series appears.
PUBL_PUBLICSource publication (public)	attribute	Reference to the public source publication of the series.Reference to the public source publication of the series.
REF_PERIOD_DETAILReference period detail	attribute	Additional detail about the reference period covered.Additional detail about the reference period covered.
TIME_PER_COLLECTTime period collection	attribute	Indicates how the time period data were collected, e.g. average or end of period.Indicates how the time period data were collected, e.g. average or end of period.
TITLE	attribute	Short title of the time series.Short title of the time series.
TITLE_COMPLTitle complement	attribute	Additional descriptive complement to the series title.Additional descriptive complement to the series title.
UNIT	attribute	Unit of measurement of the observation value.Unit of measurement of 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 describing the quality or nature of the observation.Status flag describing the quality or nature of the observation.
CONF_STATUSConfidentiality status	attribute	Confidentiality classification of the observation.Confidentiality classification of the observation.
PRE_BREAK_VALUE	attribute	Value of the series immediately before a break occurred.Value of the series immediately before a break occurred.

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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": 30316,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2026-Q1",
  "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": 475,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2026-Q1",
  "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": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2026-Q1",
  "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": 881,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2026-Q1",
  "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": 81,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2026-Q1",
  "COMP_APPROACH": "S",
  "CURRENCY_DENOM": "EUR",
  "CURRENCY_TRANS": "_T",
  "COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0",
  "REPORTING_SECTOR": "S129",
  "COUNTERPART_SECTOR": "S1"
}

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