The total assets of central banks worldwide increased steadily between 2002 and 2021 and dropped notably in 2022 and 2023. In 2023, the assets of central banks globally amounted to 37.5 trillion U.S. dollars, down from the peak value of 44.1 trillion U.S. dollars as of 2021.
Total assets of central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2023
(in trillion U.S. dollars)
21+EA-group: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Euro Area, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, the UK, the US.
Figures after 2020 do not include data for Russia.
Note: Banks refer to the broader category of deposit-taking corporations. Financial assets when available, otherwise total assets. Based on time series data included in jurisdictions’ 2024 submissions. Some aggregated series have breaks and increases of aggregated time series may also reflect improvements in the availability of data over time on a jurisdiction level.
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Financial Stability Board. (December 16, 2024). Total assets of central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2023 (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421201/assets-of-central-banks/
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