top of page

List of Central Banks: Key players in the global financial markets and economy.

​​Central Banks play a key role in the functioning of the global financial markets and economy by managing monetary policy, regulation, and financial market stability.

​

Key players in global central banking are: 

​

​​​

​​​

Multi-lateral Banks

Bank of International Settlements (BIS)

​

​European Central Bank (ECB)

​​

Central Banks in Europe

Albania: Bank of Albania

​

Austria: Oesterreichische Nationalbank / National Bank of Austria

 

​Belarus: The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

 

​Belgium: National Bank of Belgium

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina

​

Bulgaria: Bulgarian National Bank

​

CroatiaCroatian National Bank

 

CyprusCentral Bank of Cyprus

 

Czech RepublicÄŒeská národní banka / Czech National Bank

 

DenmarkDanmarks National Bank

 

EstoniaEesti Pank / Bank of Estonia

 

FinlandSuomen Pankki / Bank of Finland

 

FranceBanque De France / Bank of France

​

GermanyDeutsche Bundesbank / Federal Bank of Germany

​​

GibraltarFinancial Services Commission

​

GreeceTrapeza tis Ellados / Bank of Greece

 

GuernseyGuernsey Financial Services Commission

 

HungaryMagyar Nemzeti Bank / Hungarian National Bank

 

IcelandSeðlabanki Íslands / Central Bank of Iceland

 

IrelandBanc Ceannais agus Údarás Seirbhísí Airgeadais na hÉireann / Central Bank of Ireland

​

Isle of ManFinancial Supervision Commission

 

ItalyBanca D’Italia / Bank of Italy

 

JerseyJersey Financial Services Commission

 

LatviaLatvijas Banka / Bank of Latvia

 

LiechtensteinLiechtensteinische Landesbank / National Bank of Liechtenstein

 

LithuaniaLietuvos Bankas / Bank of Lithuania

 

LuxembourgBanque Centrale Du Luxembourg / Central Bank of Luxembourg

 

MacedoniaNational Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

 

Malta: Bank Centralia Ta’Malta / Central Bank of Malta

 

MoldovaNational Bank of Moldova

 

MontenegroCentralna Banka Crne Gore / Central Bank of Montenegro

 

Netherlands: De Nederlandsche Bank / Netherlands Bank

​

Norway: Norges Bank

​

Poland: National Bank of Poland

​

Portugal: Banco de Portugal / Bank of Portugal

​

Romania: Banca NaÈ›ională a României / National Bank of Romania

​

Russia: Central Bank of the Russian Federation

​

San Marino: La Banca Centrale della Repubblica di San Marino / The Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino

​

Serbia: Narodna banka Srbije / National Bank of Serbia

​

Slovakia: Národná banka Slovenska / National Bank of Slovakia

​

Slovenia: Banka Slovenije / Bank of Slovenia

​

Spain: Banco de España / Bank of Spain

​

Sweden: Sveriges Riksbank / Bank of Sweden

​​

Switzerland: Swiss National Bank

​

Turkey: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

​​

Ukraine: National Bank of Ukraine

​

United Kingdom: The Bank of England

​

Vatican City: Istituto per le Opere di Religione / Vatican Bank

​​

​​

Central Banks in North America

​Canada: Bank of Canada

​

Mexico: Banco de Mexico

​

United States of America: Federal Reserve Bank 

 

...of which there are 12 districts: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, St. Louis, San Francisco​

europe
north america

​​​​

Central Banks in Asia & Middle East

Afghanistan: Da Afghanistan Bank

​

Armenia: Central Bank of Armenia

​

Azerbaijan: Central Bank of Azerbaijan Republic

​

Bahrain: Central Bank of Bahrain

​

Bangladesh: Bangladesh Bank

​

Bhutan: Royal Monetary Authority

​

Brunei: Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam

 

Cambodia: National Bank of Cambodia

 

China: The People’s Bank of China

 

Georgia: National Bank of Georgia

 

Hong Kong SAR China: Hong Kong Monetary Authority

 

India: Reserve Bank of India

 

Indonesia: Bank of Indonesia

​

Iran: Central Bank of Iran

 

Iraq: Central Bank of Iraq

 

Israel: Bank of Israel

 

Japan: Nippon Ginko (Bank of Japan)

 

Jordan: Central Bank of Jordan

 

Kazakhstan: National Bank of Kazakhstan

 

Kuwait: Central Bank of Kuwait

 

Kyrgyzstan: National Bank of Kyrgyzstan

 

Laos: National Bank of Laos

 

Lebanon: Banque Du Liban

 

Macau SAR China: Monetary Authority of Macau

 

Malaysia: Bank Negara Malaysia

 

Maldives: Maldives Monetary Authority

 

Mongolia: Central Bank of Mongolia

 

Myanmar: Central Bank of Myanmar

 

Nepal: Nepal Rastra Bank

 

North Korea: Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

 

Oman: Central Bank of Oman

 

Pakistan: State Bank of Pakistan

 

Palestinian Territories: Palestine Monetary Authority

 

People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen: Central Bank of Yemen

 

Philippines: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

 

Qatar: Qatar Central Bank

​

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority

​

Singapore: Monetary Authority of Singapore

​

South Korea: Bank of Korea

​

Sri Lanka: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

​

Syria: Central Bank of Syria

​

Taiwan: Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

​

Tajikistan: National Bank of Tajikistan

​

Thailand: Bank of Thailand

​

Turkmenistan: Central Bank of Turkmenistan

​

United Arab Emirates: Central Bank of United Arab Emirates

​

Uzbekistan: The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan

​

Vietnam: State Bank of Vietnam

​

Yemen: Central Bank of Yemen

​​

​​

Central Banks in Oceania

American Samoa: Central Bank of Samoa

​

Australia: Reserve Bank of Australia

​

Cook Islands: Financial Supervisory Commission

 

Fiji: Reserve Bank of Fiji

 

French Polynesia: Communauté Financière du Pacifique

 

French Southern Territories: IEDOM / CFP Franc

 

New Caledonia: Communauté Financière du Pacifique

 

New Zealand: Reserve Bank of New Zealand

 

Papua New Guinea: Bank of Papua New Guinea

 

Samoa: Central Bank of Samoa

 

Solomon IslandsCentral Bank of Solomon Islands

 

Timor-Leste: Central Bank of Timor-Leste

 

Tonga: National Reserve Bank of Tonga

 

Vanuatu: Reserve Bank of Vanuatu

​

​

Central Banks in South & Central America

Anguilla: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

 

Antigua and Barbuda: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

 

Argentina: Banco Central De La Republica Argentina

 

Aruba: Centrale Bank van Aruba

 

Bahamas: The Central Bank of The Bahamas

 

Barbados: Central Bank of Barbados

 

Belize: Central Bank of Belize

 

Bermuda: Bermuda Monetary Authority

 

Bolivia: Banco Central de Bolivia

 

Brazil: Banco Central do Brasil

 

British Virgin Islands: Financial Services Commission

 

Cayman Islands: Cayman Islands Monetary Authority

 

Chile: Banco Central De Chile

 

Colombia: Banco De La Republica (Bank of the Republic)

 

Costa Rica: Banco Central De Costa Rica

 

Cuba: Central Bank of Cuba

 

Curaçao: Central Bank of Curacao & Sint Maarten

 

Dominica: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

 

Dominican Republic: Banco Central De La Republica Dominicana

 

Ecuador: Banco Central del Ecuador

 

El Salvador: Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador

 

Grenada: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

 

Guatemala: Banco De Guatemala

 

Guyana: Bank of Guyana 

 

Haiti: Banque de la République d’Haïti

 

Honduras: Banco Central de Honduras

 

Jamaica: Bank of Jamaica

 

Martinique: IEDOM / CFP Franc

 

Montserrat: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

 

Netherlands Antilles: Central Bank of Curacao & Sint Maarten

 

Nicaragua: Banco Central de Nicaragua

 

Panama: Banco Nacional De Panama

 

Paraguay: Banco Central Del Paraguay

 

Peru: Banco Central De Reserva Del Peru

 

Puerto Rico: Federal Reserve Bank

 

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

 

Saint Lucia: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

 

Saint Pierre and Miquelon: IEDOM / CFP Franc

 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

 

Sint Maarten: Central Bank of Curacao & Sint Maarten

 

Suriname: Centrale Bank Van Suriname (Central Bank of Suriname)

 

Trinidad and Tobago: Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago

 

Uruguay: Banco Central Del Uruguay

 

Venezuela: Banco Central De Venezuela

​

​

Central Banks in Africa

Algeria: Bank D’Algerie

 

Angola: Banco Nacional De Angola

 

Benin: West African Economic and Monetary Union

 

Botswana: Bank of Botswana

 

Burkina Faso: West African Economic and Monetary Union

 

Burundi: Banque de la République du Burundi (Bank of the Republic of Burundi)

 

Cameroon: Bank of Central African States

 

Cape Verde: Banco de Cabo Verde (Bank of Cape Verde)

 

Central African Republic: Bank of Central African States

 

Chad: Bank of Central African States

 

Comoros: Central Bank of Comoros

 

Congo: Bank of Central African States

 

Côte d’Ivoire: West African Economic and Monetary Union

 

Djibouti: Central Bank of Djibouti

 

Egypt: Central Bank of Egypt

 

Equatorial GuineaBank of Central African States

 

Eritrea: Bank of Eritrea

 

Ethiopia: National Bank of Ethiopia

 

Gabon: Bank of Central African States

 

Gambia: Central Bank of The Gambia

 

Ghana: Bank of Ghana

 

Guinea: Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea

 

Guinea-Bissau: West African Economic and Monetary Union

 

Kenya: Benki Kuu ya Kenya (Central Bank of Kenya)

 

Lesotho: Central Bank of Lesotho

 

Liberia: Central Bank of Liberia

 

Libya: Central Bank of Libya

 

Madagascar: Banky Foiben’i Madagasikara (Central Bank of Madagascar)

 

Malawi: Reserve Bank of Malawi

 

Mali: West African Economic and Monetary Union

 

Mauritania: Central Bank of Mauritania

 

Mauritius: Bank of Mauritius

 

Morocco: Bank Al-Maghrib

 

Mozambique: Bank of Mozambique

 

Namibia: Bank of Namibia

 

Niger: West African Economic and Monetary Union

 

Nigeria: Central Bank of Nigeria

 

Rwanda: National Bank of Rwanda

 

Réunion: Banque De France

 

Senegal: West African Economic and Monetary Union

 

Seychelles: Central Bank of Seychelles

 

Sierra Leone: Bank of Sierra Leone

 

Somalia: Bankiga Dhexe ee Soomaaliya (Central Bank of Somalia)

 

South Africa: South African Reserve Bank

 

Sudan: Bank of Sudan

 

Swaziland: Central Bank of Swaziland

 

São Tomé and Príncipe: Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe (Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe)

 

South Sudan: Bank of South Sudan

 

Tanzania: Bank of Tanzania

 

Togo: West African Economic and Monetary Union

 

Tunisia: Banque Centrale de Tunisie (Central Bank of Tunisia)

 

Uganda: Bank of Uganda

 

Zambia: Bank of Zambia

 

Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

​

​

Last updated in January 2023.

​

south america
asia
oceania
africa
bottom of page