Central banks allocated 40 percent of their portfolios to government bonds in 2021, down from 67 percent in 2016. Meanwhile, the share of non-traditional asset classes, deposits from commercial banks, and government agencies and multilaterals grew. Non-traditional asset classes accounted for 14 percent of worldwide central banks' portfolios in 2021.
Investment allocation of central banks worldwide from 2016 to 2021, by asset class
Characteristic
Government bonds
Deposits with central banks
Deposits with commercial banks
Government agencies and multilaterals
Gold
IMF Reserve position
Non-traditional asset classes
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Invesco Ltd.. (July 13, 2021). Investment allocation of central banks worldwide from 2016 to 2021, by asset class [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155431/allocations-central-bank-funds-global/
Invesco Ltd.. "Investment allocation of central banks worldwide from 2016 to 2021, by asset class." Chart. July 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155431/allocations-central-bank-funds-global/
Invesco Ltd.. (2021). Investment allocation of central banks worldwide from 2016 to 2021, by asset class. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155431/allocations-central-bank-funds-global/
Invesco Ltd.. "Investment Allocation of Central Banks Worldwide from 2016 to 2021, by Asset Class." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155431/allocations-central-bank-funds-global/
Invesco Ltd., Investment allocation of central banks worldwide from 2016 to 2021, by asset class Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155431/allocations-central-bank-funds-global/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Investment allocation of central banks worldwide from 2016 to 2021, by asset class [Graph], Invesco Ltd., July 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155431/allocations-central-bank-funds-global/