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ECB Data Portal Review, Pricing, and Features
ECB Data Portal
The European Central Bank's free portal provides euro-area statistics, policy rates, exchange rates, yield curves, macroeconomic series, metadata, and an SDMX API.
Best for
- Pull official ECB statistics, euro-area yield curves, rates, exchange rates, inflation, macro indicators, downloads, and SDMX data.
- Use free European macro data in a browser, spreadsheet, or programmatic workflow.
- Build refreshable Excel, Power Query, or API workflows without buying a commercial data feed.
Watch out
- The portal covers ECB and European statistics. It is not a source of global equity fundamentals or broker data.
- Core data is public. Favourites, dashboards, and update notifications require an ECB Data Portal account.
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Pricing
Free
Free
Public access to ECB statistics via web UI and SDMX 2.1 REST API.
Key features
- Search official ECB datasets, charts, dashboards, methodology, and metadata.
- Find policy rates, euro exchange rates, inflation, GDP, employment, unemployment, financial-market indicators, and yield curves.
- Download data as CSV, Excel, SDMX XML, and other supported formats. Export charts as PNG, PowerPoint, or PDF.
- Collect up to 500 time series in the data cart before comparing or downloading them.
- Download complete datasets when a normal search export is too small.
- Use the SDMX 2.1 REST API for data and metadata without paid credentials.
- Build refreshable Excel or Power Query workflows from API calls, including CSV output for PivotTables.
- Create an account for favourites, saved comparisons, dashboards, or email notifications.
- Read methodology, composition, revision, and replacement notes before comparing series.
- This is a macro and rates data source, not a stock screener, broker, or portfolio tracker.
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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