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Central bank assets to GDP (%) by country

Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the...

Countries reporting
182
Highest
89.1%
Japan
Lowest
0.0%
Mexico
Median
4.5%
Years covered
62
1960–2021
Data points
8,016

What the numbers show

Central bank assets to GDP (%) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 89.1% in Japan; the lowest is 0.0% in Mexico.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.5%, and the mean is 9.2%.

Over the past decade 128 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 24,299,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 100.0%).

Central bank assets to GDP: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Japan 89.1% 2021 up 374.7% volatile
2 Eritrea 88.4% 2014 up 32.0% rising
3 Lebanon 58.4% 2018 up 76.1% volatile
4 Libya 54.1% 2021 up 85.1% volatile
5 Italy 43.0% 2021 up 726.4% volatile
6 Spain 37.5% 2021 up 1,152.7% volatile
7 Bolivia 35.3% 2021 up 335.8% volatile
8 Portugal 34.4% 2021 up 3,753.0% volatile
9 Trinidad and Tobago 32.2% 2021 up 100.6% volatile
10 Algeria 31.2% 2021 up 45,922.7% volatile
11 France 30.4% 2021 up 1,339.0% volatile
12 Slovenia 27.6% 2021 up 9,803.2% volatile
13 Belgium 25.9% 2021 up 2,093.9% volatile
14 United States 24.6% 2021 up 128.8% volatile
15 Austria 24.5% 2021 up 2,426.3% volatile
16 Brazil 23.4% 2021 up 35.7% volatile
17 Greece 22.5% 2021 up 195.6% volatile
18 Germany 22.2% 2021 up 13,382.8% volatile
19 Finland 21.7% 2021 up 10,151.0% volatile
20 Venezuela 20.1% 2013 up 2,322.0% volatile
21 Liberia 20.0% 2020 up 26.5% volatile
22 Syria 19.8% 2011 down 33.8% flat
23 Slovak Republic 19.4% 2021 up 23,414.0% volatile
24 Central African Republic 19.2% 2019 up 84.8% volatile
25 Canada 18.8% 2021 up 436.5% volatile
26 South Sudan 18.6% 2020 up 688.1% volatile
27 New Zealand 18.5% 2021 up 1,126.0% volatile
28 Suriname 18.4% 2021 up 430.1% volatile
29 Netherlands 18.1% 2021 up 6,366.5% volatile
30 Belize 18.0% 2021 up 167.9% volatile
31 Gambia 17.6% 2021 up 221.4% volatile
32 Ethiopia 17.5% 2008 up 2.0% volatile
33 Guyana 16.9% 2021 up 152.9% volatile
34 Argentina 16.7% 2017 up 157.4% volatile
35 Australia 16.3% 2021 up 366.9% volatile
36 Iraq 16.1% 2021 up 865.5% volatile
37 Ireland 15.4% 2021 up 930.6% volatile
38 Myanmar 15.1% 2020 down 7.1% falling
39 Jamaica 14.8% 2021 up 97.7% volatile
40 Mozambique 14.6% 2021 up 1,023.0% volatile
41 Burundi 13.5% 2021 up 15.9% rising
42 Haiti 13.4% 2021 up 22.9% volatile
43 Dominican Republic 13.4% 2021 down 9.2% volatile
44 Nigeria 13.2% 2021 up 1,093.1% volatile
45 Panama 13.0% 2020 up 10.9% rising
46 Maldives 12.9% 2021 up 33.3% volatile
47 Egypt 12.9% 2021 down 20.6% flat
48 Pakistan 12.5% 2021 up 46.0% falling
49 Lithuania 11.7% 2021 up 4,663.9% volatile
50 Chad 11.7% 2019 up 172.7% volatile
51 Malta 11.7% 2021 up 131.1% volatile
52 Sudan 11.7% 2021 up 69.2% volatile
53 Nicaragua 11.2% 2021 down 55.5% volatile
54 Yemen 11.2% 2013 up 12,936.3% volatile
55 Latvia 10.9% 2021 up 414.7% volatile
56 Ghana 10.7% 2021 up 62.2% volatile
57 Sierra Leone 10.5% 2021 up 253.8% volatile
58 Guinea 9.6% 2021 down 56.9% rising
59 Equatorial Guinea 9.5% 2019 up 101,902.0% volatile
60 Barbados 8.6% 2021 up 44.1% volatile
61 Guinea-Bissau 8.4% 2021 up 97.4% volatile
62 Philippines 8.4% 2021 up 185.8% volatile
63 Sweden 8.3% 2021 up 9,585.3% volatile
64 Malawi 8.2% 2016 up 344.1% volatile
65 Indonesia 8.1% 2021 up 89.0% volatile
66 Congo 8.1% 2019 up 490.9% volatile
67 Gabon 7.7% 2019 up 385.4% volatile
68 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 7.3% 2010 up 53.5% volatile
69 Fiji 7.3% 2021 up 182.9% volatile
70 Mauritania 7.2% 2019 down 94.5% volatile
71 Comoros 7.1% 2021 up 89.6% rising
72 Zambia 7.0% 2021 up 88.1% volatile
73 India 6.8% 2021 up 28.3% falling
74 Togo 6.7% 2021 up 3.6% volatile
75 San Marino 6.5% 2020 up 579.5% volatile
76 Hungary 6.3% 2021 up 911.9% volatile
77 Guatemala 6.2% 2021 up 13.1% volatile
78 Moldova 6.1% 2021 up 167.8% volatile
79 Ukraine 6.0% 2021 down 14.0% volatile
80 Luxembourg 5.9% 2021 up 214.1% volatile
81 Ecuador 5.8% 2021 up 2,376.9% volatile
82 Côte d’Ivoire 5.7% 2021 up 49.0% volatile
83 Bahamas 5.7% 2021 up 83.1% rising
84 Tajikistan 5.6% 2021 up 290.7% volatile
85 Uruguay 5.5% 2021 down 38.1% volatile
86 Honduras 5.4% 2021 down 22.9% rising
87 Israel 5.4% 2021 up 156.0% volatile
88 Seychelles 5.3% 2021 down 43.2% volatile
89 Tunisia 4.7% 2021 up 3,645.2% volatile
90 Madagascar 4.7% 2021 up 110.3% volatile
91 Eswatini 4.5% 2021 up 108.0% volatile
92 Mali 4.5% 2021 up 162.1% volatile
93 Tanzania 4.4% 2020 up 66.7% volatile
94 Cameroon 4.3% 2018 up 3,756.0% volatile
95 Croatia 4.3% 2021 up 5,044.0% volatile
96 Niger 4.2% 2021 up 77.4% volatile
97 Senegal 4.0% 2021 up 36.1% volatile
98 Sao Tome and Principe 3.8% 2020 down 51.8% falling
99 Mongolia 3.7% 2021 up 12.6% volatile
100 Benin 3.6% 2021 up 117.2% volatile
101 Kosovo 3.6% 2021 up 696.8% volatile
102 Albania 3.6% 2021 down 33.1% volatile
103 Papua New Guinea 3.5% 2020 up 263.0% volatile
104 United Arab Emirates 3.5% 2020 down 65.2% volatile
105 Poland 3.3% 2021 up 185,320.0% volatile
106 Mauritius 3.3% 2021 up 17.2% volatile
107 Angola 3.2% 2021 down 8.9% volatile
108 Georgia 3.0% 2021 up 11.0% volatile
109 Antigua and Barbuda 2.9% 2021 down 24.7% falling
110 El Salvador 2.9% 2021 down 29.4% volatile
111 Thailand 2.8% 2020 up 1.3% volatile
112 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.8% 2020 up 10,445.2% volatile
113 Armenia 2.8% 2021 up 106.5% volatile
114 Zimbabwe 2.7% 2021 down 66.5% volatile
115 Oman 2.7% 2019 up 230.2% volatile
116 Burkina Faso 2.7% 2021 up 36.9% volatile
117 Saint Lucia 2.7% 2021 up 5,730.2% volatile
118 Namibia 2.7% 2021 up 9,025.7% volatile
119 Cabo Verde 2.7% 2021 down 59.1% volatile
120 Colombia 2.6% 2021 up 1,117.8% volatile
121 Iran 2.6% 2016 down 41.5% volatile
122 Djibouti 2.6% 2021 up 114.2% flat
123 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.6% 2021 up 359.3% volatile
124 Vanuatu 2.5% 2021 down 5.6% volatile
125 Singapore 2.5% 2020 up 7.4% rising
126 Türkiye 2.4% 2021 up 218.4% volatile
127 Uganda 2.4% 2021 down 76.3% volatile
128 Kenya 2.4% 2021 up 58.6% volatile
129 Sri Lanka 2.3% 2019 down 5.8% volatile
130 North Macedonia 2.2% 2021 up 53.1% volatile
131 Nepal 2.1% 2021 down 11.5% volatile
132 Dominica 1.9% 2021 up 1,429.0% volatile
133 Serbia 1.8% 2021 up 1,627.3% volatile
134 Korea 1.7% 2021 up 44.0% volatile
135 Jordan 1.6% 2021 down 73.4% volatile
136 Kazakhstan 1.6% 2021 up 2,551.9% volatile
137 Solomon Islands 1.6% 2021 up 17.4% volatile
138 Lesotho 1.3% 2021 down 9.4% volatile
139 China (People’s Republic of) 1.3% 2021 down 57.8% volatile
140 Bahrain 1.2% 2009 up 173.0% volatile
141 Rwanda 1.2% 2021 up 1.8% volatile
142 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1% 2020 down 5.4% volatile
143 Montenegro 1.1% 2021 up 793.5% volatile
144 Bangladesh 1.1% 2021 down 77.3% volatile
145 Malaysia 0.8% 2021 up 180.6% volatile
146 South Africa 0.8% 2021 down 25.6% volatile
147 Estonia 0.7% 2021 up 2,315.1% volatile
148 Iceland 0.7% 2021 down 93.8% volatile
149 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% 2021 down 70.3% volatile
150 United Kingdom 0.5% 2021 up 494.7% volatile
151 Peru 0.5% 2021 up 24,299,000.0% volatile
152 Qatar 0.4% 2021 up 9,622.4% volatile
153 Azerbaijan 0.4% 2021 down 90.1% volatile
154 Romania 0.4% 2021 up 87,939.7% volatile
155 Tonga 0.4% 2020 up 1,044.2% volatile
156 Morocco 0.4% 2021 down 55.4% volatile
157 Macau (China) 0.3% 2000 up 67.6% volatile
158 Grenada 0.3% 2015 up 185.5% volatile
159 Switzerland 0.3% 2016 down 47.5% falling
160 Belarus 0.2% 2021 down 72.8% volatile
161 Timor-Leste 0.2% 2021 down 85.1% volatile
162 Russia 0.2% 2021 down 65.2% volatile
163 Viet Nam 0.2% 2021 down 90.5% volatile
164 Chile 0.1% 2021 down 90.5% volatile
165 Samoa 0.1% 2021 down 21.7% volatile
166 Afghanistan 0.1% 2020 down 94.0% volatile
167 Botswana 0.1% 2021 up 8.7% volatile
168 Paraguay 0.1% 2021 down 96.7% volatile
169 Cyprus 0.1% 2021 down 41.2% volatile
170 Kuwait 0.1% 2005 up 117.3% volatile
171 Bulgaria 0.1% 2021 down 38.9% volatile
172 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2021 up 221.3% volatile
173 Cambodia 0.0% 2021 down 95.9% volatile
174 Bhutan 0.0% 2020 down 59.5% volatile
175 Palestine 0.0% 2021 down 63.7% volatile
176 Norway 0.0% 2021 down 61.4% volatile
177 Czechia 0.0% 2021 down 34.8% volatile
178 Brunei 0.0% 2020 up 29.7% volatile
179 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% 2021 down 69.9% volatile
180 Denmark 0.0% 2018 down 99.6% volatile
181 Costa Rica 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
182 Mexico 0.0% 1997 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Central bank assets to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 8,016 data points, 1960–2021
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Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).