List of central banks

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This is a list of central banks.

Central banks by alphabetical order

This is a list of central banks. Countries that are only partially recognized internationally are marked with an asterisk (*).

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Country NameCurrencyCentral Bank NameNative NameEstablishment
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia* Abkhazian Apsar National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia Аԥсны Аҳәынҭқарра Амилаҭтә Банк / Национальный банк Республики Абхазия1991
Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afghan afghani Da Afghanistan Bank بانک مرکزی افغانستان /
د افغانستان بانک
1939
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Albanian lek Bank of Albania Banka e Shqipërisë1925
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Algerian dinar Bank of Algeria بنك الجزائر / Banque d'Algérie1962
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Euro No central bank; uses the euro as its domestic currency
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Angolan kwanza National Bank of Angola Banco Nacional de Angola1926
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla Eastern Caribbean dollar Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 1983
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda Eastern Caribbean dollar Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 1983
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Argentine peso Central Bank of Argentina Banco Central de la República Argentina1935
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Armenian dram Central Bank of Armenia Հայաստանի Կենտրոնական Բանկ1991
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba Aruban florin Central Bank of Aruba Centrale Bank van Aruba /
Banco Central di Aruba
1986
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Australian dollar Reserve Bank of Australia 1960
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Euro European Central Bank (Oesterreichische Nationalbank)Oesterreichische Nationalbank1816
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Azerbaijani manat Central Bank of Azerbaijan Azərbaycan Mərkəzi Bankı1992
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Bahamian dollar Central Bank of The Bahamas 1974
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Bahraini dinar Central Bank of Bahrain مصرف البحرين المركزي1973
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Bangladeshi taka Bangladesh Bank বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক1971
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Barbadian dollar Central Bank of Barbados 1972
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Belarusian ruble National Bank of the Republic of Belarus Нацыянальны банк Рэспублікі Беларусь / Национальный банк Республики Беларусь1992
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Euro European Central Bank (National Bank of Belgium)Nationale Bank van België /
Banque nationale de Belgique /
Belgische Nationalbank
1850
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize Belize dollar Central Bank of Belize 1982
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin West African CFA franc Central Bank of West African States Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest1959
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Bermudan dollar Bermuda Monetary Authority 1969
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Bhutanese ngultrum Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan བྲུག་རྒྱལ་གཞུང་དངུལ་ལས་དབང་འཛིན་1982
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Bolivian boliviano Central Bank of Bolivia Banco Central de Bolivia1928
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina Centralna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine / Централна банка Босне и Херцеговине1997
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Botswana pula Bank of Botswana Banka ya Botswana1975
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brazilian real Central Bank of Brazil Banco Central do Brasil1964
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Brunei dollar Brunei Darussalam Central Bank Bank Pusat Brunei Darussalam2011
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Bulgarian lev Bulgarian National Bank Българска народна банка1879
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso West African CFA franc Central Bank of West African States Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest1959
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi Burundian franc Bank of the Republic of Burundi Banque de la République du Burundi / Ibanki ya Republika y'UBurundi1966
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Cambodian riel National Bank of Cambodia ធនាគារជាតិ នៃ កម្ពុជា1954
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Central African CFA franc Bank of Central African States Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale1972
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Canadian dollar Bank of Canada Banque du Canada1935
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde Cape Verdean escudo Bank of Cape Verde Banco de Cabo Verde1975
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands Cayman Islands dollar Cayman Islands Monetary Authority 1997
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic Central African CFA franc Bank of Central African States Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale1972
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad Central African CFA franc Bank of Central African States Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale / البنك المركزي لدول وسط إفريقيا1972
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Chilean peso Central Bank of Chile Banco Central de Chile1925
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Renminbi People's Bank of China 中国人民銀行1948
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Colombian peso Bank of the Republic Banco de la República1923
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros Comorian franc Central Bank of the Comoros Banque Centrale des Comores /
البنك المركزي لجزر القمر
1981
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo, Democratic Republic of Congolese franc Central Bank of the Congo Banque Centrale du Congo1964
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo, Republic of Central African CFA franc Bank of Central African States Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale1972
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Costa Rican colón Central Bank of Costa Rica Banco Central de Costa Rica1950
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Cote d'Ivoire West African CFA franc Central Bank of West African States Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest1959
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Euro European Central Bank (Croatian National Bank)Hrvatska narodna banka1990
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Cuban peso Central Bank of Cuba Banco Central de Cuba1948
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao Netherlands Antillean guilder Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten Centrale bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten / Banko Sentral di Kòrsou i Sint Maarten1828
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Euro European Central Bank (Central Bank of Cyprus)Κεντρική Τράπεζα της Κύπρου /
Kıbrıs Merkez Bankası
1963
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus* Turkish lira Central Bank of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Merkez Bankası1983
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Czech koruna Czech National Bank Česká národní banka1993
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Danish krone Danmarks Nationalbank 1818
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti Djiboutian franc Central Bank of Djibouti Banque Centrale de Djibouti /
البنك المركزي الجيبوتي
1979
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Eastern Caribbean dollar Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 1983
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Dominican peso Central Bank of the Dominican Republic Banco Central de la República Dominicana1947
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor United States dollar East Timor Central Bank Banco Central de Timor-Leste /
Banku Sentrál Timór Lorosa'e
2011
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador United States dollar Central Bank of Ecuador Banco Central del Ecuador1927
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Egyptian pound Central Bank of Egypt البنك المركزي المصري1961
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador United States dollar Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador1934
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Central African CFA franc Bank of Central African States Banco de los Estados de África Central / Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale / Banco dos Estados da África Central1972
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Eritrean nakfa Bank of Eritrea ባንክ ኤርትረ1993
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Euro European Central Bank (Bank of Estonia)Eesti Pank1990
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini Swazi lilangeni Central Bank of Eswatini Umntsholi Wemaswati1974
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Ethiopian birr National Bank of Ethiopia የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ1963
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Faroese króna Danmarks Nationalbank Danmarkar Tjóðarbanki1818
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Fijian dollar Reserve Bank of Fiji Maroroi Baqe ni Viti1984
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Euro European Central Bank (Bank of Finland)Suomen Pankki / Finlands Bank1812
Flag of France.svg  France Euro European Central Bank (Bank of France)Banque de France1800
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Central African CFA franc Bank of Central African States Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale1972
Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia Gambian dalasi Central Bank of The Gambia 1971
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Euro European Central Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank)1957
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Georgian lari National Bank of Georgia საქართველოს ეროვნული ბანკი1991
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ghanaian cedi Bank of Ghana 1957
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Euro European Central Bank (Bank of Greece)Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος1928
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Eastern Caribbean dollar Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 1983
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Danish krone Danmarks Nationalbank Naalagaaffiup Aningaaseriviutaa1818
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Guatemalan quetzal Bank of Guatemala Banco de Guatemala1945
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Guinean franc Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée1960
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau West African CFA franc Central Bank of West African States Banco Central dos Estados da África Ocidental1959
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Guyanese dollar Bank of Guyana 1965
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Haitian gourde Bank of the Republic of Haiti Banque de la République d'Haïti / Bank Repiblik Ayiti1979
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Hong Kong dollar Hong Kong Monetary Authority 香港金融管理局1993
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Honduran lempira Central Bank of Honduras Banco Central de Honduras1950
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hungarian forint Hungarian National Bank Magyar Nemzeti Bank1924
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Icelandic króna Central Bank of Iceland Seðlabanki Íslands1961
Flag of India.svg  India Indian rupee Reserve Bank of India भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक1935
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Indonesian rupiah Bank Indonesia 1953
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Iranian rial Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran بانک مرکزی ایران1960
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Iraqi dinar Central Bank of Iraq البنك المركزي العراقي /
بانکی ناوەندی عێراق
1947
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Euro European Central Bank (Central Bank of Ireland)Banc Ceannais na hÉireann1943
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Israeli new shekel Bank of Israel בנק ישראל / بنك إسرائيل1954
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Euro European Central Bank (Bank of Italy)Banca d'Italia1893
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Jamaican dollar Bank of Jamaica 1961
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Japanese yen Bank of Japan 日本銀行1882
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Jordanian dinar Central Bank of Jordan البنك المركزي الاردني1964
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Kazakhstani tenge National Bank of Kazakhstan Қазақстан Ұлттық Банкі / Qazaqstan Ūlttyq Bankı / Национальный банк Казахстана1993
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Kenyan shilling Central Bank of Kenya Benki Kuu ya Kenya1966
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati Kiribati dollar No central bank; uses the Australian dollar as its domestic currency
Flag of North Korea.svg  Korea, Democratic People's Republic of North Korean won Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행1947
Flag of South Korea.svg  Korea, Republic of South Korean won Bank of Korea 한국은행1950
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo* Euro Central Bank of Kosovo Banka Qendrore e Republikës së Kosovës / Centralna banka Republike Kosova / Централна банка Републике Косова2008
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar Central Bank of Kuwait بنك الكويت المركزي1969
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstani som National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic Кыргыз Республикасынын Улуттук банкы / Национальный банк Кыргызской Республики1991
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Lao kip Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic ທະນາຄານ ແຫ່ງ ສ. ປ. ປ. ລາວ1968
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Euro European Central Bank (Bank of Latvia)Latvijas Banka1991
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Lebanese pound Banque du Liban مصرف لبنان1963
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho Lesotho loti Central Bank of Lesotho Banka e Kholo ea Lesotho1978
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Liberian dollar Central Bank of Liberia 2000
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Libyan dinar Central Bank of Libya مصرف ليبيا المركزي1956
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Swiss franc National Bank of Liechtenstein Liechtensteinische Landesbank1861
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Euro European Central Bank (Bank of Lithuania)Lietuvos Bankas1990
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Euro European Central Bank (Central Bank of Luxembourg)Banque centrale du Luxembourg / Luxemburger Zentralbank / Zentralbank vu Lëtzebuerg1998
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Macanese pataca Monetary Authority of Macao 澳門金融管理局
Autoridade Monetária de Macau
1999
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Malagasy ariary Central Bank of Madagascar Banque Centrale de Madagascar / Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara1974
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Malawian kwacha Reserve Bank of Malawi 1964
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Malaysian ringgit Central Bank of Malaysia Bank Negara Malaysia1959
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Maldivian rufiyaa Maldives Monetary Authority 1981
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali West African CFA franc Central Bank of West African States Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest1959
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Euro European Central Bank (Central Bank of Malta)Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta1968
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands United States dollar No central bank; uses the United States dollar as its domestic currency
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Mauritanian ouguiya Central Bank of Mauritania Banque Centrale de Mauritanie /
البنك المركزي الموريتاني
1973
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Mauritian rupee Bank of Mauritius Banque de Maurice1967
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Mexican peso Bank of Mexico Banco de México1925
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia United States dollar No central bank; uses the United States dollar as its domestic currency
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Moldovan leu National Bank of Moldova Banca Națională a Moldovei1991
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Euro No central bank; uses the euro as its domestic currency
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Mongolian tögrög Bank of Mongolia Монголбанк1924
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Euro Central Bank of Montenegro Centralna Banka Crne Gore / Централна Банка Црне Горе2001
Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat Eastern Caribbean dollar Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 1983
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Moroccan dirham Bank Al-Maghrib بنك المغرب1959
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Mozambican metical Bank of Mozambique Banco de Moçambique1975
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Burmese kyat Central Bank of Myanmar မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်ဗဟိုဘဏ်1948
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Namibian dollar Bank of Namibia 1990
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru Australian dollar No central bank; uses the Australian dollar as its domestic currency
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Nepalese rupee Nepal Rastra Bank नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक1956
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Euro European Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank)1814
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia CFP franc Overseas Issuing Institute as part of the CFP Institut d'émission d'outre-mer
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand New Zealand dollar Reserve Bank of New Zealand Te Pūtea Matua1934
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Nicaraguan córdoba Central Bank of Nicaragua Banco Central de Nicaragua1960
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger West African CFA franc Central Bank of West African States Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest1959
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Nigerian naira Central Bank of Nigeria Babban Bankin Najeriya /
Ilé Ìfowópamọ́-àgbà tí Nàìjíríà
1958
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Macedonian denar National Bank of North Macedonia Народна банка на Република Северна Македонија / Banka Kombëtare e Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut1991
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Norwegian krone Norges Bank Noregs Bank / Norgga Báŋku1816
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Omani rial Central Bank of Oman البنك المركزي العماني1974
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Pakistani rupee State Bank of Pakistan بینک دولت پاکستان1948
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau United States dollar No central bank; uses the United States dollar as its domestic currency
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine* Palestine Monetary Authority سلطة النقد الفلسطينية1994
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama United States dollar No central bank; uses the United States dollar as its domestic currency, and the Panamanian balboa pegged to the U.S. dollar
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean kina Bank of Papua New Guinea Beng bilong Papua Niugini1973
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Paraguayan guaraní Central Bank of Paraguay Banco Central del Paraguay1952
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Peruvian sol Central Reserve Bank of Peru Banco Central de Reserva del Perú1922
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Philippine peso Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas 1949
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polish złoty National Bank of Poland Narodowy Bank Polski1945
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia CFP franc Overseas Issuing Institute Institut d'émission d'outre-mer
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Euro European Central Bank (Bank of Portugal)Banco de Portugal1846
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Qatari riyal Qatar Central Bank مصرف قطر المركزي1973
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Romanian leu National Bank of Romania Banca Națională a României1880
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Russian ruble Central Bank of Russia Центральный банк Российской Федерации1990
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Rwandan franc National Bank of Rwanda Banque Nationale du Rwanda /
Banki Nkuru y'u Rwanda
1964
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Eastern Caribbean dollar Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 1983
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Eastern Caribbean dollar Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 1983
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Eastern Caribbean dollar Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 1983
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Samoan tālā Central Bank of Samoa Faletupe Tutotonu o Sāmoa1984
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Euro Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino Banca Centrale della Repubblica di San Marino2005
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe dobra Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe1975
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Saudi riyal Saudi Central Bank البنك المركزي السعودي1952
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal West African CFA franc Central Bank of West African States Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest1959
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Serbian dinar National Bank of Serbia Народна банка Србије / Narodna banka Srbije1884
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles Seychellois rupee Central Bank of Seychelles Banque centrale des Seychelles / Labank santral Sesel1983
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean leone Bank of Sierra Leone 1963
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Singapore dollar Monetary Authority of Singapore 新加坡金融管理局 / Penguasa Kewangan Singapura / சிங்கப்பூர் நாணய ஆணையம்1971
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten Netherlands Antillean guilder Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten Centrale bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten1828
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Euro European Central Bank (National Bank of Slovakia)Národná banka Slovenska1993
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Euro European Central Bank (Bank of Slovenia)Banka Slovenije1991
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar Central Bank of Solomon Islands 1983
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Somali shilling Central Bank of Somalia Bankiga Dhexe ee Soomaaliya /
البنك المركزي الصومالي
1960
Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland* Somaliland shilling Bank of Somaliland Baanka Somaliland /
البنك المركزي صوماليلاند
1994
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa South African rand South African Reserve Bank iBhange-ngodla laseNingizimu Afrika / iBhanki enguVimba yoMzantsi Afrika / Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank / Banka ya Risefe ya Afrika Borwa / Banka-kgolo ya Aforika Borwa / Banka ya Sesiu ya Afrika Borwa / Banginkulu ya Afrika-Dzonga / liBhangi lesiLulu leNingizimu Afrika / Bannga ya Vhukati ya Afurika Tshipembe / iBulungelo-mali eliKhulu leSewula Afrika1921
Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia*National Bank of the Republic of South OssetiaРеспуликӕ Хуссар Ирыстоны Националон банк / Национальный банк Республики Южная Осетия2013
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan South Sudanese pound Bank of South Sudan 2011
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Euro European Central Bank (Bank of Spain)Banco de España1782
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee Central Bank of Sri Lanka ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව /
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி
1950
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Sudanese pound Central Bank of Sudan بنك السودان المركزي1960
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Surinamese dollar Central Bank of Suriname Centrale Bank van Suriname1957
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Swedish krona Sveriges Riksbank 1668
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Swiss franc Swiss National Bank Schweizerische Nationalbank / Banque nationale suisse /
Banca nazionale svizzera /
Banca naziunala svizra
1906
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Syrian pound Central Bank of Syria مصرف سورية المركزي1953
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan* New Taiwan dollar Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國中央銀行1961
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Tajikistani somoni National Bank of Tajikistan Бонки миллии Тоҷикистон / Национальный банк Таджикистана1991
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Tanzanian shilling Bank of Tanzania Benki Kuu ya Tanzania1965
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Thai baht Bank of Thailand ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย1942
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo West African CFA franc Central Bank of West African States Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest1959
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Tongan paʻanga National Reserve Bank of Tonga Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ʻo Tonga1989
Flag of Transnistria (state).svg  Transnistria* Transnistrian Republican Bank Банка Републиканэ Нистрянэ / Приднестровский Республиканский Банк / Придністровський Республіканський Банк1992
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago dollar Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago 1964
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Tunisian dinar Central Bank of Tunisia البنك المركزي التونسي /
Banque Centrale de Tunisie
1958
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Turkish lira Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası1930
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Turkmen manat Central Bank of Turkmenistan Türkmenistanyň Merkezi Banky1991
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu Tuvaluan dollar No central bank; uses the Australian dollar as its domestic currency, and the Tuvaluan dollar pegged to the Australian dollar
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Ugandan shilling Bank of Uganda Benki Kuu ya Uganda1966
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Hryvnia National Bank of Ukraine Національний банк України1991
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Emirati dirham Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates مصرف الإمارات العربية المتحدة المركزي1980
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sterling Bank of England 1694
Flag of the United States.svg  United States United States dollar Federal Reserve 1913
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Uruguayan peso Central Bank of Uruguay Banco Central del Uruguay1967
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Uzbekistani soum Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Markaziy Banki / Ўзбекистон Республикаси Марказий Банки1991
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Vanuatu vatu Reserve Bank of Vanuatu Reserve Bank blong Vanuatu1981
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Venezuelan bolívar Central Bank of Venezuela Banco Central de Venezuela1939
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Vietnamese đồng State Bank of Vietnam Ngân hàng nhà nước Việt Nam1951
Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna CFP franc Overseas Issuing Institute as part of the CFP Institut d'émission d'outre-mer
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Yemeni rial Central Bank of Yemen البنك المركزي اليمني1971
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Zambian kwacha Bank of Zambia 1964
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe 1964

Major central banks by currency allocation percentage of worldwide foreign exchange reserves

Source: World Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves, International Monetary Fund [1]

Country NameCentral Bank NameCurrencyCurrency Share Percentage of Global Allocated Reserves in Q4 2022 (%)Central Bank GovernorNative Name of Central BankEstablishment
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Federal Reserve United States dollar 58.36 Jerome Powell 1913
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union European Central Bank Euro 20.47 Christine Lagarde 1998
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Bank of Japan Japanese yen 5.51 Kazuo Ueda 日本銀行 / Nippon Ginkō1882
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Bank of England Pound sterling 4.95 Andrew Bailey 1694
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China People's Bank of China Renminbi 2.69 Pan Gongsheng 中国人民銀行 / Zhōngguó Rénmín Yínháng1948
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Bank of Canada Canadian dollar 2.38 Tiff Macklem Banque du Canada1935
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Reserve Bank of Australia Australian dollar 1.96 Michele Bullock 1960
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Swiss National Bank Swiss franc 0.23 Thomas Jordan Schweizerische Nationalbank / Banque Nationale Suisse / Banca Nazionale Svizzera / Banca Naziunala Svizra1906

Former central banking jurisdictions

See also

Notes

  1. "Table 1: World Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves". IMF Data. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ulrich Bindseil (2019). Central Banking before 1800: A Rehabilitation. Oxford University Press.

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