BIS Stats API
type: WebAPI
description: The Bank for International Settlements SDMX RESTful API providing programmatic access to global financial statistics, international banking data, derivatives market statistics, property prices, exchange rates, and central bank research data.
version: 1.4.0
provider: Bank for International Settlements
documentation: https://stats.bis.org/api-doc/v1/
terms of service: https://www.bis.org/terms_statistics.htm
is accessible for free: true
license: https://www.bis.org/terms_statistics.htm
encoding format: application/vnd.sdmx.data+json;version=1.0.0
encoding format: application/vnd.sdmx.genericdata+xml;version=2.1
encoding format: application/vnd.sdmx.structurespecificdata+xml;version=2.1
encoding format: application/vnd.sdmx.data+csv;version=1.0.0
encoding format: application/vnd.sdmx.data+edi
encoding format: application/vnd.sdmx.structure+json;version=1.0.0
encoding format: application/vnd.sdmx.structure+xml;version=2.1
available channel: Data Queries
  type: ServiceChannel
  description: Retrieve statistical observations for specific dataflows and keys.
  service url: https://stats.bis.org/api/v1/data/{flow}/{key}/all
available channel: Data Availability Queries
  type: ServiceChannel
  description: Check what data exists for specific dimensions and query selections.
  service url: https://stats.bis.org/api/v1/availableconstraint/{flow}/{key}/all/{componentID}
available channel: Structure Queries
  type: ServiceChannel
  description: Access SDMX metadata structures including dataflows, codelists, concept schemes, and constraints.
  service url: https://stats.bis.org/api/v1/dataflow/{agencyID}/{resourceID}/{version}
available channel: Item Queries
  type: ServiceChannel
  description: Retrieve individual items from concept schemes, codelists, category schemes, and hierarchical codelists.
  service url: https://stats.bis.org/api/v1/codelist/{agencyID}/{resourceID}/{version}/{itemID}
dataset: Effective Exchange Rates
  type: Dataset
  description: BIS effective exchange rates (EER) dataset covering both nominal and real rates across multiple country baskets.
dataset: International Banking Statistics
  type: Dataset
  description: BIS locational banking statistics tracking the international positions of banks.
dataset: Central Bank Policy Rates
  type: Dataset
  description: Daily central bank policy interest rates from BIS member central banks.
dataset: Credit-to-GDP Gap
  type: Dataset
  description: BIS credit-to-GDP gap statistics used as an early warning indicator of banking crises.
dataset: Residential Property Prices
  type: Dataset
  description: Selected residential property price statistics from BIS member countries.
dataset: Debt Securities Statistics
  type: Dataset
  description: BIS international debt securities statistics.
potential action: BIS Data Portal
  type: SearchAction
  target: https://data.bis.org/
  description: Interactive web portal for browsing and downloading BIS statistical data.

Bank for International Settlements
type: Organization
alternate name: BIS