The total assets of central banks worldwide steadily increased between 2002 and 2020. In 2020, the assets of central banks globally amounted to 41.9 trillion U.S. dollars, up from a value of 30.5 trillion U.S. dollars as of 2019.
Total assets of central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2020
(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.
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’ 2017 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, 2021). Total assets of central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2020 (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421201/assets-of-central-banks/
Financial Stability Board. "Total assets of central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2020 (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421201/assets-of-central-banks/
Financial Stability Board. (2021). Total assets of central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2020 (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421201/assets-of-central-banks/
Financial Stability Board. "Total Assets of Central Banks Worldwide from 2002 to 2020 (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421201/assets-of-central-banks/
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