List of central banks
This is a list of central banks.
Central banks by alphabetical order
This is a list of central banks. Countries that are only partially recognized internationally are marked with an asterisk (*).
Country Name | Currency | Central Bank Name | Native Name | Establishment |
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Abkhazian Apsar | National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia | Аԥсны Аҳәынҭқарра Амилаҭтә Банк / Национальный банк Республики Абхазия | 1991 |
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Afghan afghani | Da Afghanistan Bank | بانک مرکزی افغانستان / د افغانستان بانک |
1939 |
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Albanian lek | Bank of Albania | Banka e Shqipërisë | 1925 |
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Algerian dinar | Bank of Algeria | بنك الجزائر / Banque d'Algérie | 1962 |
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Euro | No central bank; uses the euro as its domestic currency | ||
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Angolan kwanza | National Bank of Angola | Banco Nacional de Angola | 1926 |
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Eastern Caribbean dollar | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank | 1983 | |
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Eastern Caribbean dollar | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank | 1983 | |
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Argentine peso | Central Bank of Argentina | Banco Central de la República Argentina | 1935 |
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Armenian dram | Central Bank of Armenia | Հայաստանի Կենտրոնական Բանկ | 1991 |
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Aruban florin | Central Bank of Aruba | Centrale Bank van Aruba / Banco Central di Aruba |
1986 |
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Australian dollar | Reserve Bank of Australia | 1960 | |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Oesterreichische Nationalbank) | Oesterreichische Nationalbank | 1816 |
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Azerbaijani manat | Central Bank of Azerbaijan | Azərbaycan Mərkəzi Bankı | 1992 |
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Bahamian dollar | Central Bank of The Bahamas | 1974 | |
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Bahraini dinar | Central Bank of Bahrain | مصرف البحرين المركزي | 1973 |
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Bangladeshi taka | Bangladesh Bank | বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক | 1971 |
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Barbadian dollar | Central Bank of Barbados | 1972 | |
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Belarusian ruble | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus | Нацыянальны банк Рэспублікі Беларусь / Национальный банк Республики Беларусь | 1992 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (National Bank of Belgium) | Nationale Bank van België / Banque nationale de Belgique / Belgische Nationalbank |
1850 |
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Belize dollar | Central Bank of Belize | 1982 | |
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West African CFA franc | Central Bank of West African States | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest | 1959 |
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Bermudan dollar | Bermuda Monetary Authority | 1969 | |
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Bhutanese ngultrum | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan | བྲུག་རྒྱལ་གཞུང་དངུལ་ལས་དབང་འཛིན་ | 1982 |
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Bolivian boliviano | Central Bank of Bolivia | Banco Central de Bolivia | 1928 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark | Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Centralna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine / Централна банка Босне и Херцеговине | 1997 |
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Botswana pula | Bank of Botswana | Banka ya Botswana | 1975 |
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Brazilian real | Central Bank of Brazil | Banco Central do Brasil | 1964 |
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Brunei dollar | Brunei Darussalam Central Bank | Bank Pusat Brunei Darussalam | 2011 |
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Bulgarian lev | Bulgarian National Bank | Българска народна банка | 1879 |
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West African CFA franc | Central Bank of West African States | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest | 1959 |
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Burundian franc | Bank of the Republic of Burundi | Banque de la République du Burundi / Ibanki ya Republika y'UBurundi | 1966 |
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Cambodian riel | National Bank of Cambodia | ធនាគារជាតិ នៃ កម្ពុជា | 1954 |
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Central African CFA franc | Bank of Central African States | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale | 1972 |
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Canadian dollar | Bank of Canada | Banque du Canada | 1935 |
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Cape Verdean escudo | Bank of Cape Verde | Banco de Cabo Verde | 1975 |
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Cayman Islands dollar | Cayman Islands Monetary Authority | 1997 | |
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Central African CFA franc | Bank of Central African States | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale | 1972 |
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Central African CFA franc | Bank of Central African States | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale / البنك المركزي لدول وسط إفريقيا | 1972 |
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Chilean peso | Central Bank of Chile | Banco Central de Chile | 1925 |
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Renminbi | People's Bank of China | 中国人民銀行 | 1948 |
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Colombian peso | Bank of the Republic | Banco de la República | 1923 |
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Comorian franc | Central Bank of the Comoros | Banque Centrale des Comores / البنك المركزي لجزر القمر |
1981 |
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Congolese franc | Central Bank of the Congo | Banque Centrale du Congo | 1964 |
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Central African CFA franc | Bank of Central African States | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale | 1972 |
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Costa Rican colón | Central Bank of Costa Rica | Banco Central de Costa Rica | 1950 |
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West African CFA franc | Central Bank of West African States | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest | 1959 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Croatian National Bank) | Hrvatska narodna banka | 1990 |
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Cuban peso | Central Bank of Cuba | Banco Central de Cuba | 1948 |
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Netherlands Antillean guilder | Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten | Centrale bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten / Banko Sentral di Kòrsou i Sint Maarten | 1828 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Central Bank of Cyprus) | Κεντρική Τράπεζα της Κύπρου / Kıbrıs Merkez Bankası |
1963 |
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Turkish lira | Central Bank of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Merkez Bankası | 1983 |
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Czech koruna | Czech National Bank | Česká národní banka | 1993 |
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Danish krone | Danmarks Nationalbank | 1818 | |
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Djiboutian franc | Central Bank of Djibouti | Banque Centrale de Djibouti / البنك المركزي الجيبوتي |
1979 |
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Eastern Caribbean dollar | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank | 1983 | |
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Dominican peso | Central Bank of the Dominican Republic | Banco Central de la República Dominicana | 1947 |
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United States dollar | East Timor Central Bank | Banco Central de Timor-Leste / Banku Sentrál Timór Lorosa'e |
2011 |
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United States dollar | Central Bank of Ecuador | Banco Central del Ecuador | 1927 |
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Egyptian pound | Central Bank of Egypt | البنك المركزي المصري | 1961 |
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United States dollar | Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador | Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador | 1934 |
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Central African CFA franc | Bank of Central African States | Banco de los Estados de África Central / Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale / Banco dos Estados da África Central | 1972 |
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Eritrean nakfa | Bank of Eritrea | ባንክ ኤርትረ | 1993 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Bank of Estonia) | Eesti Pank | 1990 |
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Swazi lilangeni | Central Bank of Eswatini | Umntsholi Wemaswati | 1974 |
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Ethiopian birr | National Bank of Ethiopia | የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ | 1963 |
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Faroese króna | Danmarks Nationalbank | Danmarkar Tjóðarbanki | 1818 |
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Fijian dollar | Reserve Bank of Fiji | Maroroi Baqe ni Viti | 1984 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Bank of Finland) | Suomen Pankki / Finlands Bank | 1812 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Bank of France) | Banque de France | 1800 |
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Central African CFA franc | Bank of Central African States | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale | 1972 |
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Gambian dalasi | Central Bank of The Gambia | 1971 | |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank) | 1957 | |
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Georgian lari | National Bank of Georgia | საქართველოს ეროვნული ბანკი | 1991 |
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Ghanaian cedi | Bank of Ghana | 1957 | |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Bank of Greece) | Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος | 1928 |
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Eastern Caribbean dollar | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank | 1983 | |
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Danish krone | Danmarks Nationalbank | Naalagaaffiup Aningaaseriviutaa | 1818 |
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Guatemalan quetzal | Bank of Guatemala | Banco de Guatemala | 1945 |
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Guinean franc | Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea | Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée | 1960 |
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West African CFA franc | Central Bank of West African States | Banco Central dos Estados da África Ocidental | 1959 |
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Guyanese dollar | Bank of Guyana | 1965 | |
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Haitian gourde | Bank of the Republic of Haiti | Banque de la République d'Haïti / Bank Repiblik Ayiti | 1979 |
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Hong Kong dollar | Hong Kong Monetary Authority | 香港金融管理局 | 1993 |
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Honduran lempira | Central Bank of Honduras | Banco Central de Honduras | 1950 |
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Hungarian forint | Hungarian National Bank | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | 1924 |
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Icelandic króna | Central Bank of Iceland | Seðlabanki Íslands | 1961 |
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Indian rupee | Reserve Bank of India | भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक | 1935 |
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Indonesian rupiah | Bank Indonesia | 1953 | |
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Iranian rial | Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran | بانک مرکزی ایران | 1960 |
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Iraqi dinar | Central Bank of Iraq | البنك المركزي العراقي / بانکی ناوەندی عێراق |
1947 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Central Bank of Ireland) | Banc Ceannais na hÉireann | 1943 |
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Israeli new shekel | Bank of Israel | בנק ישראל / بنك إسرائيل | 1954 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Bank of Italy) | Banca d'Italia | 1893 |
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Jamaican dollar | Bank of Jamaica | 1961 | |
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Japanese yen | Bank of Japan | 日本銀行 | 1882 |
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Jordanian dinar | Central Bank of Jordan | البنك المركزي الاردني | 1964 |
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Kazakhstani tenge | National Bank of Kazakhstan | Қазақстан Ұлттық Банкі / Qazaqstan Ūlttyq Bankı / Национальный банк Казахстана | 1993 |
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Kenyan shilling | Central Bank of Kenya | Benki Kuu ya Kenya | 1966 |
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Kiribati dollar | No central bank; uses the Australian dollar as its domestic currency | ||
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North Korean won | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 | 1947 |
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South Korean won | Bank of Korea | 한국은행 | 1950 |
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Euro | Central Bank of Kosovo | Banka Qendrore e Republikës së Kosovës / Centralna banka Republike Kosova / Централна банка Републике Косова | 2008 |
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Kuwaiti dinar | Central Bank of Kuwait | بنك الكويت المركزي | 1969 |
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Kyrgyzstani som | National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic | Кыргыз Республикасынын Улуттук банкы / Национальный банк Кыргызской Республики | 1991 |
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Lao kip | Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic | ທະນາຄານ ແຫ່ງ ສ. ປ. ປ. ລາວ | 1968 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Bank of Latvia) | Latvijas Banka | 1991 |
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Lebanese pound | Banque du Liban | مصرف لبنان | 1963 |
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Lesotho loti | Central Bank of Lesotho | Banka e Kholo ea Lesotho | 1978 |
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Liberian dollar | Central Bank of Liberia | 2000 | |
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Libyan dinar | Central Bank of Libya | مصرف ليبيا المركزي | 1956 |
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Swiss franc | National Bank of Liechtenstein | Liechtensteinische Landesbank | 1861 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Bank of Lithuania) | Lietuvos Bankas | 1990 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Central Bank of Luxembourg) | Banque centrale du Luxembourg / Luxemburger Zentralbank / Zentralbank vu Lëtzebuerg | 1998 |
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Macanese pataca | Monetary Authority of Macao | 澳門金融管理局 Autoridade Monetária de Macau |
1999 |
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Malagasy ariary | Central Bank of Madagascar | Banque Centrale de Madagascar / Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara | 1974 |
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Malawian kwacha | Reserve Bank of Malawi | 1964 | |
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Malaysian ringgit | Central Bank of Malaysia | Bank Negara Malaysia | 1959 |
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Maldivian rufiyaa | Maldives Monetary Authority | 1981 | |
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West African CFA franc | Central Bank of West African States | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest | 1959 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Central Bank of Malta) | Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta | 1968 |
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United States dollar | No central bank; uses the United States dollar as its domestic currency | ||
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Mauritanian ouguiya | Central Bank of Mauritania | Banque Centrale de Mauritanie / البنك المركزي الموريتاني |
1973 |
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Mauritian rupee | Bank of Mauritius | Banque de Maurice | 1967 |
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Mexican peso | Bank of Mexico | Banco de México | 1925 |
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United States dollar | No central bank; uses the United States dollar as its domestic currency | ||
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Moldovan leu | National Bank of Moldova | Banca Națională a Moldovei | 1991 |
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Euro | No central bank; uses the euro as its domestic currency | ||
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Mongolian tögrög | Bank of Mongolia | Монголбанк | 1924 |
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Euro | Central Bank of Montenegro | Centralna Banka Crne Gore / Централна Банка Црне Горе | 2001 |
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Eastern Caribbean dollar | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank | 1983 | |
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Moroccan dirham | Bank Al-Maghrib | بنك المغرب | 1959 |
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Mozambican metical | Bank of Mozambique | Banco de Moçambique | 1975 |
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Burmese kyat | Central Bank of Myanmar | မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်ဗဟိုဘဏ် | 1948 |
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Namibian dollar | Bank of Namibia | 1990 | |
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Australian dollar | No central bank; uses the Australian dollar as its domestic currency | ||
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Nepalese rupee | Nepal Rastra Bank | नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक | 1956 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank) | 1814 | |
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CFP franc | Overseas Issuing Institute as part of the CFP | Institut d'émission d'outre-mer | |
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New Zealand dollar | Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Te Pūtea Matua | 1934 |
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Nicaraguan córdoba | Central Bank of Nicaragua | Banco Central de Nicaragua | 1960 |
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West African CFA franc | Central Bank of West African States | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest | 1959 |
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Nigerian naira | Central Bank of Nigeria | Babban Bankin Najeriya / Ilé Ìfowópamọ́-àgbà tí Nàìjíríà |
1958 |
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Macedonian denar | National Bank of North Macedonia | Народна банка на Република Северна Македонија / Banka Kombëtare e Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut | 1991 |
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Norwegian krone | Norges Bank | Noregs Bank / Norgga Báŋku | 1816 |
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Omani rial | Central Bank of Oman | البنك المركزي العماني | 1974 |
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Pakistani rupee | State Bank of Pakistan | بینک دولت پاکستان | 1948 |
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United States dollar | No central bank; uses the United States dollar as its domestic currency | ||
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Palestine Monetary Authority | سلطة النقد الفلسطينية | 1994 | |
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United States dollar | No central bank; uses the United States dollar as its domestic currency, and the Panamanian balboa pegged to the U.S. dollar | ||
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Papua New Guinean kina | Bank of Papua New Guinea | Beng bilong Papua Niugini | 1973 |
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Paraguayan guaraní | Central Bank of Paraguay | Banco Central del Paraguay | 1952 |
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Peruvian sol | Central Reserve Bank of Peru | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú | 1922 |
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Philippine peso | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas | 1949 | |
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Polish złoty | National Bank of Poland | Narodowy Bank Polski | 1945 |
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CFP franc | Overseas Issuing Institute | Institut d'émission d'outre-mer | |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Bank of Portugal) | Banco de Portugal | 1846 |
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Qatari riyal | Qatar Central Bank | مصرف قطر المركزي | 1973 |
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Romanian leu | National Bank of Romania | Banca Națională a României | 1880 |
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Russian ruble | Central Bank of Russia | Центральный банк Российской Федерации | 1990 |
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Rwandan franc | National Bank of Rwanda | Banque Nationale du Rwanda / Banki Nkuru y'u Rwanda |
1964 |
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Eastern Caribbean dollar | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank | 1983 | |
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Eastern Caribbean dollar | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank | 1983 | |
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Eastern Caribbean dollar | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank | 1983 | |
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Samoan tālā | Central Bank of Samoa | Faletupe Tutotonu o Sāmoa | 1984 |
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Euro | Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino | Banca Centrale della Repubblica di San Marino | 2005 |
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São Tomé and Príncipe dobra | Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe | Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe | 1975 |
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Saudi riyal | Saudi Central Bank | البنك المركزي السعودي | 1952 |
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West African CFA franc | Central Bank of West African States | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest | 1959 |
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Serbian dinar | National Bank of Serbia | Народна банка Србије / Narodna banka Srbije | 1884 |
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Seychellois rupee | Central Bank of Seychelles | Banque centrale des Seychelles / Labank santral Sesel | 1983 |
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Sierra Leonean leone | Bank of Sierra Leone | 1963 | |
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Singapore dollar | Monetary Authority of Singapore | 新加坡金融管理局 / Penguasa Kewangan Singapura / சிங்கப்பூர் நாணய ஆணையம் | 1971 |
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Netherlands Antillean guilder | Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten | Centrale bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten | 1828 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (National Bank of Slovakia) | Národná banka Slovenska | 1993 |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Bank of Slovenia) | Banka Slovenije | 1991 |
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Solomon Islands dollar | Central Bank of Solomon Islands | 1983 | |
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Somali shilling | Central Bank of Somalia | Bankiga Dhexe ee Soomaaliya / البنك المركزي الصومالي |
1960 |
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Somaliland shilling | Bank of Somaliland | Baanka Somaliland / البنك المركزي صوماليلاند |
1994 |
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South African rand | South African Reserve Bank | iBhange-ngodla laseNingizimu Afrika / iBhanki enguVimba yoMzantsi Afrika / Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank / Banka ya Risefe ya Afrika Borwa / Banka-kgolo ya Aforika Borwa / Banka ya Sesiu ya Afrika Borwa / Banginkulu ya Afrika-Dzonga / liBhangi lesiLulu leNingizimu Afrika / Bannga ya Vhukati ya Afurika Tshipembe / iBulungelo-mali eliKhulu leSewula Afrika | 1921 |
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National Bank of the Republic of South Ossetia | Респуликӕ Хуссар Ирыстоны Националон банк / Национальный банк Республики Южная Осетия | 2013 | |
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South Sudanese pound | Bank of South Sudan | 2011 | |
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Euro | European Central Bank (Bank of Spain) | Banco de España | 1782 |
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Sri Lankan rupee | Central Bank of Sri Lanka | ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව / இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி |
1950 |
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Sudanese pound | Central Bank of Sudan | بنك السودان المركزي | 1960 |
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Surinamese dollar | Central Bank of Suriname | Centrale Bank van Suriname | 1957 |
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Swedish krona | Sveriges Riksbank | 1668 | |
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Swiss franc | Swiss National Bank | Schweizerische Nationalbank / Banque nationale suisse / Banca nazionale svizzera / Banca naziunala svizra |
1906 |
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Syrian pound | Central Bank of Syria | مصرف سورية المركزي | 1953 |
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New Taiwan dollar | Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) | 中華民國中央銀行 | 1961 |
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Tajikistani somoni | National Bank of Tajikistan | Бонки миллии Тоҷикистон / Национальный банк Таджикистана | 1991 |
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Tanzanian shilling | Bank of Tanzania | Benki Kuu ya Tanzania | 1965 |
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Thai baht | Bank of Thailand | ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย | 1942 |
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West African CFA franc | Central Bank of West African States | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest | 1959 |
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Tongan paʻanga | National Reserve Bank of Tonga | Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ʻo Tonga | 1989 |
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Transnistrian Republican Bank | Банка Републиканэ Нистрянэ / Приднестровский Республиканский Банк / Придністровський Республіканський Банк | 1992 | |
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Trinidad and Tobago dollar | Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago | 1964 | |
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Tunisian dinar | Central Bank of Tunisia | البنك المركزي التونسي / Banque Centrale de Tunisie |
1958 |
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Turkish lira | Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası | 1930 |
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Turkmen manat | Central Bank of Turkmenistan | Türkmenistanyň Merkezi Banky | 1991 |
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Tuvaluan dollar | No central bank; uses the Australian dollar as its domestic currency, and the Tuvaluan dollar pegged to the Australian dollar | ||
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Ugandan shilling | Bank of Uganda | Benki Kuu ya Uganda | 1966 |
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Hryvnia | National Bank of Ukraine | Національний банк України | 1991 |
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Emirati dirham | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates | مصرف الإمارات العربية المتحدة المركزي | 1980 |
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Sterling | Bank of England | 1694 | |
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United States dollar | Federal Reserve | 1913 | |
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Uruguayan peso | Central Bank of Uruguay | Banco Central del Uruguay | 1967 |
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Uzbekistani soum | Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan | O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Markaziy Banki / Ўзбекистон Республикаси Марказий Банки | 1991 |
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Vanuatu vatu | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu | Reserve Bank blong Vanuatu | 1981 |
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Venezuelan bolívar | Central Bank of Venezuela | Banco Central de Venezuela | 1939 |
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Vietnamese đồng | State Bank of Vietnam | Ngân hàng nhà nước Việt Nam | 1951 |
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CFP franc | Overseas Issuing Institute as part of the CFP | Institut d'émission d'outre-mer | |
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Yemeni rial | Central Bank of Yemen | البنك المركزي اليمني | 1971 |
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Zambian kwacha | Bank of Zambia | 1964 | |
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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe | 1964 |
Major central banks by currency allocation percentage of worldwide foreign exchange reserves
Source: World Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves, International Monetary Fund[1]
Country Name | Central Bank Name | Currency | Currency Share Percentage of Global Allocated Reserves in Q4 2022 (%) | Central Bank Governor | Native Name of Central Bank | Establishment |
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Federal Reserve | United States dollar | 58.36 | Jerome Powell | 1913 | |
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European Central Bank | Euro | 20.47 | Christine Lagarde | 1998 | |
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Bank of Japan | Japanese yen | 5.51 | Kazuo Ueda | 日本銀行 / Nippon Ginkō | 1882 |
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Bank of England | Pound sterling | 4.95 | Andrew Bailey | 1694 | |
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People's Bank of China | Renminbi | 2.69 | Pan Gongsheng | 中国人民銀行 / Zhōngguó Rénmín Yínháng | 1948 |
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Bank of Canada | Canadian dollar | 2.38 | Tiff Macklem | Banque du Canada | 1935 |
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Reserve Bank of Australia | Australian dollar | 1.96 | Michele Bullock | 1960 | |
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Swiss National Bank | Swiss franc | 0.23 | Thomas Jordan | Schweizerische Nationalbank / Banque Nationale Suisse / Banca Nazionale Svizzera / Banca Naziunala Svizra | 1906 |
Former central banking jurisdictions
City of Amsterdam – Bank of Amsterdam (1609–1791)[2]
City of Barcelona – Taula de canvi de Barcelona (1401–1714)[2]
British East Africa – East African Currency Board (1919–1966)
Independent State of Croatia – Croatian State Bank (Hrvatska Državna Banka, 1941–1945)
Czechoslovakia – National Bank of Czechoslovakia (1926–1939 and 1945–1950) and State Bank of Czechoslovakia (1950–1992)
Free City of Frankfurt – Frankfurter Bank (1854–1875)
Republic of Genoa – Bank of Saint George (1407–1805)[2]
German Democratic Republic – Deutsche Notenbank (1948–1968) and Staatsbank der DDR (1968–1990)
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg – Hamburger Bank (1619–1875)[2]
Korea under Japanese and American rule - Bank of Korea (1909–1950)
Manchukuo – Central Bank of Manchou (1932–1945)
General Government - Bank of Issue in Poland (1940–1945)
Kingdom of Prussia – Prussian Royal Bank (1765–1846) and Bank of Prussia (1847–1875)
Kingdom of Sardinia – Banca Nazionale negli Stati Sardi (1849–1861), itself formed through the merger of Banca di Genova (1846–1849) and Banca di Torino (1847–1849)
South Vietnam – National Bank of Vietnam (1954–1975)
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies – Banco di Napoli, under different names from 1463 to final end of central banking role in 1926[2]
Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Banca di Firenze (1816–1893), renamed National Tuscan Bank from 1857
Soviet Union – People's Bank (1917–1922) and Gosbank (1922–1991)
Republic of Venice – Banco del Giro (1524–1806)[2]
Yugoslavia – National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1920–1929), National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1941), and National Bank of Yugoslavia (1946-2003)
See also
- Central banks and currencies of Africa
- Central banks and currencies of the Caribbean
- Central banks and currencies of Central America and South America
- Central banks and currencies of Europe
- List of currencies
- International Monetary Fund – Lender of last resort to countries short of liquidity
- Bank for International Settlements – an international organisation which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks.
Notes
- "Table 1: World Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves". IMF Data. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- Ulrich Bindseil (2019). Central Banking before 1800: A Rehabilitation. Oxford University Press.
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