Though assets on the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve System decreased in 2022, it remained the largest central bank in the world, with the total value of assets exceeding 8.57 trillion U.S. dollars. The assets of Japan's central bank also dropped, allowing People's Bank of China to come in second place, with assets worth more than six trillion U.S. dollars. In 2022, all five largest central banks experienced a decrease in assets.
Asset growth of the five largest central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2022
(in trillion U.S. dollars)
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Federal Reserve System
People's Bank of China
Bank of Japan
Deutsche Bundesbank
Bank of France
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This statistic is based on the largest central banks by total assets in 2022. Figures for 2022 were calculated by Statista using figures published by each central bank. Figures were converted from original currencies to U.S. dollars based on exchange rates on December 31, 2022. Figures prior to 2022 were collected from the Global Monitoring Report on Non-Bank Financial Intermediation. As figures were not available for Russia in the report, it is excluded from the statistic.
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Statista. (August 29, 2023). Asset growth of the five largest central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2022 (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409558/assets-of-the-largest-central-banks-worldwide/
Statista. "Asset growth of the five largest central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2022 (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409558/assets-of-the-largest-central-banks-worldwide/
Statista. (2023). Asset growth of the five largest central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2022 (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409558/assets-of-the-largest-central-banks-worldwide/
Statista. "Asset Growth of The Five Largest Central Banks Worldwide from 2002 to 2022 (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409558/assets-of-the-largest-central-banks-worldwide/
Statista, Asset growth of the five largest central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2022 (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409558/assets-of-the-largest-central-banks-worldwide/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Asset growth of the five largest central banks worldwide from 2002 to 2022 (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statista, August 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409558/assets-of-the-largest-central-banks-worldwide/
