As of March 2024, Banco Central do Brasil topped the list of the largest central banks in Latin America and the Caribbean by international reserve assets, reporting 355 billion U.S. dollars. This highlights Brazil's economic strength in the region. Banco de México followed in second place, with approximately 219.5 billion U.S. dollars in reserve assets.
Largest central banks in Latin America and the Caribbean as of March 2024, by international reserve assets
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The source adds the following information: Where figures were not recorded in dollars, conversion rates between the reporting currency and dollars of the month in which the latest observation was published were used.
Central bank reserves include foreign exchange, gold, IMF position, and special drawing right holdings.
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