Total central bank assets (USD billion) - Germany - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Central bank total assets (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Germany, the total assets held by the central bank stood at 2,639.16 USD billion in March 2026, compared to 2,740.69 in the previous month. This marks a reduction of 3.70 percent.
Sample. There are 871 data points overall in the monthly series displayed in the plot above. The time span covered by the series is from September 1953 to March 2026.
History. Check out a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: assets were equal on average to 537.24 USD billion; they achieved a maximum of 3,411.61 in December 2021; they recorded a bottom of 4.12 in October 1953.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollar billion |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 2805.55 |
| 2026-02-28 | 2740.69 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2639.16 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total central bank assets in USD, adjusted to be comparable across time and countries |
| Country | Germany |
| 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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