Total central bank assets (USD billion) - Canada - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Central bank total assets (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Canada, the total assets held by the central bank stood at 176.05 USD billion in January 2026, compared to 175.67 in December 2025. This marks an increase of 0.22 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series shown in the figure, there are 973 observations. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 1945 to January 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: assets recorded their maximum of 455.78 USD billion in February 2021; they hit a minimum of 1.82 in September 1946; they had a mean of 42.37.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollar billion |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | 170.18 |
| 2025-12-31 | 175.67 |
| 2026-01-31 | 176.05 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total central bank assets in USD, adjusted to be comparable across time and countries |
| Country | Canada |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Assets (balance-sheet item) |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | US dollar billion |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level (adjusted for breaks) |
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