Economic analysis and research

Microdata on individual enterprises (CBI)

BELab offers controlled access to the microdata available at the Central Balance Sheet Data Office on individual enterprises.

The Banco de España Central Balance Sheet Data Office is a service that analyses the economic and financial information of Spanish non-financial corporations and groups, including both that directly contributed by the reporting firms and that provided by the Spanish Association of Mercantile and Property Registrars (CORPME), which collaborates with BELab.

Data source: The data come from the mandatory deposits of annual accounts in the Mercantile Registries, on the basis of the Agreement signed between the Banco de España and CORPME. Analytical variables are offered, constructed by the Central Balance Sheet Data Office on the basis of the basic information in the annual accounts.

Unit of analysis: individual enterprise

Frequency: annual

Period: 1995 - 2021

Latest data extraction: November 2022

Identifier: tax identification number (NIF)

Languages available: Spanish and English

Data producer: Banco de España

User guide: Central Balance Sheet Data Office microdata (CBI)  (574 KB)

Sample file: CBI sample file  (428 KB)

Possibility of remote access: yes

DOI: 10.48719/BELab.CBI9521_01