Total central bank assets (USD billion) - United Kingdom - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Central bank total assets (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United Kingdom, the total assets held by the central bank were 1,080.80 billion US dollars in July 2026, compared to 1,056.64 in June. This constitutes a rise of 2.29 percent.
Sample. There are 876 observations in the monthly time series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the time range stretching from August 1953 to July 2026.
History. Here are a few summary statistics calculated on the full sample: assets recorded a minimum of 5.19 USD billion in January 1954; they hit a peak of 1,509.29 in December 2021; they had a mean of 220.67.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollar billion |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 1046.53 |
| 2026-06-30 | 1056.64 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1080.8 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total central bank assets in USD, adjusted to be comparable across time and countries |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| 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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