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European Central Bank — Target Balances (TGB)
Target Balances (TGB) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the TGB 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 (29 fields)
Filterable via the API (8)
FREQREF_AREABS_REP_SECTORBS_ITEMCOUNT_AREACURRENCY_TRANSTIME_PER_COLLECTTIME_PERIOD
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FREQFrequency | dimension | Frequency of the observations, e.g. monthly.1 codes (e.g. Monthly) |
| REF_AREAReference area | dimension | Reference area code, e.g. ECB or a euro area country.23 codes (e.g. European Central Bank (ECB), Austria, Belgium) |
| BS_REP_SECTORBS reference sector breakdown | dimension | Balance sheet reporting sector, e.g. ECB or NCBs.2 codes (e.g. ECB, NCBs) |
| BS_ITEMBalance sheet item | dimension | Balance sheet item, e.g. net TARGET claims/liabilities.1 codes (e.g. Total claims minus total liabilities related to TARGET) |
| COUNT_AREACounterpart area | dimension | Counterpart area for the reported balance sheet item.1 codes (e.g. Euro area (changing composition)) |
| CURRENCY_TRANSCurrency of transaction | dimension | Currency in which the transaction is denominated.1 codes (e.g. Euro) |
| TIME_PER_COLLECTTime period collection | dimension | How the value is collected over the period, e.g. average or end-of-period.2 codes (e.g. Average of observations through period, End of period) |
| 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.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMATTime format code | attribute | Code indicating the time format used for the series.Code indicating the time format used for the series. |
| BREAKS | attribute | Indicator of structural breaks in the time series.Indicator of structural breaks in the time series. |
| COLLECTIONCollection indicator | attribute | Indicator of how the data collection is organised over time.Indicator of how the data collection is organised over time. |
| COMMENT_TSSeries comment including brief description of the underlying statistic | attribute | Comment describing the underlying statistic for the series.Comment describing the underlying statistic for the series. |
| COMPILING_ORGCompiling organisation | attribute | Organisation responsible for compiling the data.Organisation responsible for compiling the data. |
| COVERAGE | attribute | Description of the coverage of the series.Description of the coverage of the series. |
| DATA_COMPUnderlying compilation | attribute | Information on how the underlying data was compiled.Information on how the underlying data was compiled. |
| DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places used for the observation value.Number of decimal places used for 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 | Source publication reference for ECB-only data.Source publication reference for ECB-only data. |
| PUBL_MUSource publication (Euro area only) | attribute | Source publication reference for euro area data.Source publication reference for euro area data. |
| PUBL_PUBLICSource publication (public) | attribute | Publicly available source publication reference.Publicly available source publication reference. |
| TITLE | attribute | Short title of the data series.Short title of the data series. |
| TITLE_COMPLTitle complement | attribute | Complementary or extended title of the data series.Complementary or extended 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 | Multiplier applied to the unit of measurement.Multiplier applied to the unit of measurement. |
| OBS_STATUSObservation status | attribute | Status code of the observation, e.g. estimated or provisional.Status code of 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 observation before a structural break.Value of the observation before a structural break. |
| COMMENT_OBSComments to the observation value | attribute | Comment specific to the individual observation value.Comment specific to the individual observation value. |
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1FREQ: M · BS_ITEM: A094T
{
"FREQ": "M",
"BS_ITEM": "A094T",
"REF_AREA": "4F",
"OBS_VALUE": -278824.2395,
"COUNT_AREA": "U2",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-05",
"BS_REP_SECTOR": "E",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "EUR",
"TIME_PER_COLLECT": "A"
}Record 2FREQ: M · BS_ITEM: A094T
{
"FREQ": "M",
"BS_ITEM": "A094T",
"REF_AREA": "4F",
"OBS_VALUE": -263010.91,
"COUNT_AREA": "U2",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-05",
"BS_REP_SECTOR": "E",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "EUR",
"TIME_PER_COLLECT": "E"
}Record 3FREQ: M · BS_ITEM: A094T
{
"FREQ": "M",
"BS_ITEM": "A094T",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": -109831.4875,
"COUNT_AREA": "U2",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-05",
"BS_REP_SECTOR": "N",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "EUR",
"TIME_PER_COLLECT": "A"
}Record 4FREQ: M · BS_ITEM: A094T
{
"FREQ": "M",
"BS_ITEM": "A094T",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": -111243.3,
"COUNT_AREA": "U2",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-05",
"BS_REP_SECTOR": "N",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "EUR",
"TIME_PER_COLLECT": "E"
}Record 5FREQ: M · BS_ITEM: A094T
{
"FREQ": "M",
"BS_ITEM": "A094T",
"REF_AREA": "BE",
"OBS_VALUE": 117618.3385,
"COUNT_AREA": "U2",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-05",
"BS_REP_SECTOR": "N",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "EUR",
"TIME_PER_COLLECT": "A"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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