The SDMX Library is a curated, living collection of documents and resources focused on the SDMX standard and its application in semantic data exchange. It serves as a single access point for structured SDMX knowledge — including specifications, guidelines, and semantically enriched materials.
The library brings together:
- SDMX technical documents and implementation guides
- References to structured, hypertext versions of key SDMX documents with semantic markup;
- Links to essential external SDMX resources
The collection currently includes materials from both SDMX 2.1 and SDMX 3.0. Each item is accompanied by a short annotation and relevant references, helping users understand its context and relevance. The library is actively maintained and enriched as part of the Interoperability Basis platform.
Standards
- SDMX.2025.SDMX 3.1 Standards. Section 1. Framework -
- SDMX.2025.SDMX 3.1 Standards. Section 1. Summary of Major Changes and New Functionality -
- SDMX.2025.SDMX 3.1 Standards. Section 2. Information model -
- SDMX.2025.SDMX 3.1 Standards. Section 3A. SDMX-ML -
- SDMX.2025.SDMX 3.1 Standards. Section 5. Registry Specification: Logical Interfaces -
- SDMX.2025.SDMX 3.1 Standards. Section 6. Technical Notes -
- SDMX.2021.SDMX 3.0 Standards. Section 1. Framework for SDMX technical standards -
- SDMX.2021.SDMX 3.0 Standards. Section 2. Information model: UML conceptual design -
- SDMX.2021.SDMX 3.0 Standards. Section 5. Registry Specification: Logical Functionality and Logical Interfaces -
- SDMX.2021.SDMX 3.0 Standards. Section 6. Technical Notes -
- SDMX.2021.SDMX 3.0 Standards. Summary of Major Changes and New Functionality -
- SDMX.2020.SDMX 2.1 Standards. Section 1. Framework -
- SDMX.2020.SDMX 2.1 Standards. Section 2. Information model: UML conceptual design -
- SDMX.2020.SDMX 2.1 Standards. Section 3A. SDMX-ML -
- SDMX.2020.SDMX 2.1 Standards. Section 3B. SDMX-ML
- SDMX.2020.SDMX 2.1 Standards. Section 4. SDMX-EDI
- SDMX.2020.SDMX 2.1 Standards. Section 5. Registry Specification: Logical Interfaces -
- SDMX.2020.SDMX 2.1 Standards. Section 6. Technical Notes -
- SDMX.2019.Standardising Reference Metadata Reporting in SDMX -
- SDMX.2012.SDMX 2.1 User Guide -
Classifications
- ILO.2018.Revised draft resolution concerning statistics on work relationships -
- ILO.1993.Resolution concerning the International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE) -
- UNSD.2000.Classifications of expenditure according to purpose -
Code lists
- SDMX.2025.CL_ACTIVITY
- SDMX.2025.CL_CONF_STATUS
- SDMX.2025.CL_OBS_STATUS
- SDMX.2024.CL_COICOP
- SDMX.2021.CL_FREQ
- SDMX.2020.CL_DEG_URB
- SDMX.2019.CL_AGE
- SDMX.2019.CL_AREA
- SDMX.2017.CL_SEX
- SDMX.2017.CL_UNIT_MULT
- SDMX.2015.CL_TIME_PER_COLLECT
- SDMX.2014.CL_COFOG
- SDMX.2014.CL_COPNI
- SDMX.2014.CL_COPP
- SDMX.2014.CL_SEASONAL_ADJUST
- SDMX.2013.CL_CIVIL_STATUS
- SDMX.2009.CL_CURRENCY
- SDMX.2009.CL_DECIMALS
- SDMX.2009.CL_TIME_FORMAT
Guidelines
- ESTAT.2014.Guidelines for the Implementation of the ESS Quality and Performance Indicators (QPI) -
- ESTAT.2014.Technical Manual of the Single Integrated Metadata Structure
- SDMX.2025.Guidelines for the Creation and Management of SDMX Code Lists -
- SDMX.2025.Guidelines on Using SDMX Annotations -
- SDMX.2020.Content-Oriented Guidelines
- SDMX.2019.Possible Ways of Implementing the Observation Status Concept -
- SDMX.2018.Guidelines for Confidentiality and Embargo in SDMX -
- SDMX.2016.Guidelines on coding time transformations in SDMX -
- SDMX.2016.Guidelines on Non-Calendar Year Reporting of Data -
- SDMX.2015.Global Registry Content Policy -
- SDMX.2015.Guidelines on the Versioning of SDMX Artefacts -
- SDMX.2013.Guidelines for SDMX Data Structure Definitions -
- SDMX.2009.List of subject-matter domains -
- UNSD.2013.Resolution adopted by the Economic and Social Council -
Glossaries and Vocabularies
- ESTAT.1998.Recommendations for the 2000 censuses of population and housing in the ECE region
- SDMX.2020.SDMX Glossary Version 2.1
- SDMX.2018.SDMX Glossary Version 2.0
- SDMX.2016.SDMX Glossary Version 1.0
- SDMX.2009.Metadata Common Vocabulary
- EU.2009.Commission Recommendation on reference metadata for the European Statistical System (2009/498/EC)
- WB.2016.Sector Taxonomy and definitions
Used external sources
- An Analytical Framework for Price Indexes in Australia: Glossary and References (more details)
- Common Format and MIME Type for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Files (more details)
- Data Quality Assessment Framework (more details)
- Defining Quality (more details)
- European System of Accounts - ESA 1995 (more details)
- Eurostat. Economy-wide material flow accounts handbook (more details)
- Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM) (more details)
- Glossary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (more details)
- List of available SDMX cross-domain codelists (more details)
- Quality in Establishment Surveys (more details)
- Revised Manual for the PPI - Glossary (more details)
- SDMX GitHub (more details)
- SDMX Global Registry (more details)
- SDMX-CSV (more details)
- SDMX-CSV format specifications (more details)
- Structure Set and Mappings (more details)
- The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics (more details)
- The Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms (more details)
- Validation and Transformation Language (VTL) (more details)