Both foreign currency and sterling assets held at UK-owned monetary financial institutions increased between January 2014 and November 2023, following more or less the same development. As of November 2023, banks in the UK held roughly 3.2 trillion British pounds in sterling assets and 1.95 trillion British pounds worth of foreign currency assets.
Composition of banking assets in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2023, by currency (in million British pounds)
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Bank of England. "Composition of banking assets in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2023, by currency (in million British pounds)." Chart. January 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113747/composition-of-assets-of-banks-in-the-great-britain/
Bank of England. (2024). Composition of banking assets in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2023, by currency (in million British pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113747/composition-of-assets-of-banks-in-the-great-britain/
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Bank of England, Composition of banking assets in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2023, by currency (in million British pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113747/composition-of-assets-of-banks-in-the-great-britain/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Composition of banking assets in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2023, by currency (in million British pounds) [Graph], Bank of England, January 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113747/composition-of-assets-of-banks-in-the-great-britain/