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 1,038.89 billion US dollars in April 2026, versus 1,056.37 in March. This marks a reduction of 1.65 percent.
Sample. In the monthly time series plotted above, there are 873 observations in total. The series covers the period going from August 1953 to April 2026.
History. Have a look at a few descriptive statistics calculated on the entire sample: assets hit a trough of 5.19 billion US dollars in January 1954; they reached their highest level of 1,509.29 in December 2021; they had a mean value of 217.78.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollar billion |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 1072.27 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1056.37 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1038.89 |
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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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