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European Central Bank — Target Balances (TGB)
Target Balances (TGB) is an official time series dataset published by the European Central Bank through the ECB Data Portal, provided as the TGB dataflow over the SDMX 2.1 REST API. A single endpoint serves data in XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON formats, with results narrowed using a key path and startPeriod, endPeriod, or lastNObservations filters. The same series can also be browsed and charted directly on the ECB Data Portal. It covers European Union-wide monetary and economic data, offering a machine-readable source for analysts and institutions tracking central bank balances.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": -295613.7376190476,
"COUNT_AREA": "U2",
"OBS_STATUS": "P",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-08",
"BS_REP_SECTOR": "E",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "EUR",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null,
"TIME_PER_COLLECT": "A"
}Record 2FREQ: M · BS_ITEM: A094T
{
"FREQ": "M",
"BS_ITEM": "A094T",
"REF_AREA": "4F",
"OBS_VALUE": -293620.68,
"COUNT_AREA": "U2",
"OBS_STATUS": "P",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-08",
"BS_REP_SECTOR": "E",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "EUR",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null,
"TIME_PER_COLLECT": "E"
}Record 3FREQ: M · BS_ITEM: A094T
{
"FREQ": "M",
"BS_ITEM": "A094T",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": -119612.71285714285,
"COUNT_AREA": "U2",
"OBS_STATUS": "P",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-08",
"BS_REP_SECTOR": "N",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "EUR",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null,
"TIME_PER_COLLECT": "A"
}Record 4FREQ: M · BS_ITEM: A094T
{
"FREQ": "M",
"BS_ITEM": "A094T",
"REF_AREA": "AT",
"OBS_VALUE": -123507.04,
"COUNT_AREA": "U2",
"OBS_STATUS": "P",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-08",
"BS_REP_SECTOR": "N",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "EUR",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null,
"TIME_PER_COLLECT": "E"
}Record 5FREQ: M · BS_ITEM: A094T
{
"FREQ": "M",
"BS_ITEM": "A094T",
"REF_AREA": "BE",
"OBS_VALUE": 109767.13666666667,
"COUNT_AREA": "U2",
"OBS_STATUS": "P",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-08",
"BS_REP_SECTOR": "N",
"CURRENCY_TRANS": "EUR",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null,
"TIME_PER_COLLECT": "A"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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