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ECB Data Portal Review, Pricing, and Features
Official European Central Bank portal for browsing, visualizing, and downloading ECB statistics and metadata; includes an SDMX 2.1 REST API. Some workflow features (favourites/dashboards/notifications) require an ECB Data Portal account.
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Key features
- ECB online delivery service with interactive charts/dashboards, powerful search & browsing, and access to publications/methodology; includes some national breakdowns and counterpart areas.
- ECB website states the ECB Data Portal “provides access to all official ECB statistics” and offers data downloads plus comprehensive dataset metadata.
- Main-figures topics include ECB interest rates & euro exchange rates, inflation, macro indicators (e.g., GDP and employment/unemployment), and financial market data such as euro area yield curves.
- Data cart: temporarily store time series while browsing/searching; no account required; emptied after your browser session; max 500 series stored at once.
- Export charts as PNG, PowerPoint (PPTX), or PDF; export underlying data as CSV, Excel (.xlsx), or SDMX 2.1 (XML).
- From search results, download limits: CSV up to 500 series; XLS long up to 100; XLS wide up to 500; SDMX 2.1 (XML) up to 500.
- Bulk download: whole datasets downloadable in bulk as CSV or SDMX 2.1 from the Browse dataset page (and from Main figures).
- Refreshable Excel workflows: create refreshable worksheets using ECB Data Portal API calls and Excel Power Query; supports a CSV output optimized for PivotTables via an Accept header.
- Programmatic access via ECB SDMX 2.1 RESTful web service (“ECB Data Portal API”); data endpoint documents HTTPS-only access and lists the web service entry point as data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/.
- API supports multiple response formats via content negotiation, including SDMX-ML, SDMX-JSON and CSV.
- Account-gated features: registration enables storing favourites/data comparisons, creating personalized dashboards, and subscribing to email notifications on data updates.
- ESCB reuse policy: statistics are provided free of charge; publicly available ESCB statistics may be reused free of charge if the source is quoted and the statistics/metadata are not modified; third-party data exceptions may apply.
FAQ
Is ECB Data Portal free?
ECB Data Portal is free to use. Visit the vendor site for the latest limits and onboarding details.
Who is ECB Data Portal best for?
ECB Data Portal is built for Analysts, Quants/Developers, Institutional Investors, and Students/Researchers. It suits beginner, intermediate, and advanced users.
What platforms and connections does ECB Data Portal support?
You can use ECB Data Portal on Web. ECB Data Portal offers an API (REST) with None authentication.
Which markets does ECB Data Portal cover?
ECB Data Portal covers Europe. It tracks Bonds, Currencies, and Other.
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