Total central bank assets (USD billion) - Japan - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Central bank total assets (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Japan, the total assets held by the central bank were 4,814.17 billion US dollars in July 2025, compared to 4,970.76 in June 2025. This represents a reduction of 3.15 percent.
Sample. There are 823 data points overall in the monthly time series presented in the figure above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1957 to July 2025.
History. Here are a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: assets had a mean of 1,165.54 USD billion; they achieved a maximum of 6,815.86 in December 2020; they reached their minimum of 2.26 in May 1957.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollar billion |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 5104.52 |
| 2025-06-30 | 4970.76 |
| 2025-07-31 | 4814.17 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total central bank assets in USD, adjusted to be comparable across time and countries |
| Country | Japan |
| 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) |