List of Central Banks of the World

Regional Central Banks

• Bank of Central African States
• BIS – Bank for International Settlements (Basel, Switzerland)
• Central Bank of West African States
• IEDOM – Institut d’émission d’outre-mer issues the CFP franc – Communauté Financière du Pacifique
• Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
• Eurosystem – European Central Bank
• West African Economic and Monetary Union

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, Republic of – Bank of Central African States
• Côte d’Ivoire – West African Economic and Monetary Union
• Djibouti – Central Bank of Djibouti (bank does not have its own domain name and is hosted as a sub-domain on herokuapp.com)
• Egypt – Central Bank of Egypt
• Equatorial Guinea – Bank 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
• Mayotte – does not have a central bank
• 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
• Saint Helena – does not have a central bank
• 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)
• Tanzania – Bank of Tanzania
• Togo – West African Economic and Monetary Union
• Tunisia – Banque Centrale de Tunisie (Central Bank of Tunisia)
• Uganda – Bank of Uganda
• Western Sahara – No central bank, economy is governed by the Kingdom of Morocco.
• Zambia – Bank of Zambia
• Zimbabwe – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Americas

• 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
• Canada – Bank of Canada
• 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 – Part of the 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
• Falkland Islands – does not have a central bank. Banking operations are routed via the only branch of Standard Chartered Bank, to Bank of England.
• French Guiana – European Central Bank
• Greenland – does not have a central bank, relies on the policies of Danmarks National Bank (of Denmark)
• Grenada – Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
• Guadeloupe – European Central Bank & IEDOM / CFP Franc
• Guatemala – Banco De Guatemala
• Guyana – Bank of Guyana (Currency issuance by IEDOM / CFP Franc)
• Haiti – Banque de la République d’Haïti
• Honduras – Banco Central de Honduras
• Jamaica – Bank of Jamaica
• Martinique – IEDOM / CFP Franc
• Mexico – Banco de Mexico
• 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 Barthélemy – European Central Bank
• Saint Kitts and Nevis – Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
• Saint Lucia – Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
• Saint Martin – European Central Bank
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon – IEDOM / CFP Franc
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
• Sint Maarten (Dutch) – Central Bank of Curacao & Sint Maarten
• Suriname – Centrale Bank Van Suriname (Central Bank of Suriname)
• Trinidad and Tobago – Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago
• Turks and Caicos Islands – Federal Reserve Bank
• U.S. Virgin Islands – Federal Reserve Bank
• United States – Federal Reserve Bank (the 12 Federal Reserve districts are mentioned below):
  • Boston
  • New York
  • Philadelphia
  • Cleveland
  • Richmond
  • Atlanta
  • Chicago
  • St. Louis
  • Minneapolis
  • Kansas City
  • Dallas
  • San Francisco
• Uruguay – Banco Central Del Uruguay
• Venezuela – Banco Central De Venezuela

Asia

• Afghanistan – Da Afghanistan Bank
• Armenia – Central Bank of Armenia
• Azerbaijan – Central bank of Azerbaijan Republic
• Bahrain – Central Bank of Bahrain
• Bangladesh – Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh)
• Bhutan – Royal Monetary Authority
• Brunei – Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam
• Cambodia – National Bank of Cambodia
• China – The People’s Bank of China
• Cyprus – Central Bank of Cyprus
• 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 [Burma] – 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
• Timor-Leste – Central Bank of Timor-Leste
• Turkey – Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
• 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

Europe

• Albania – Bank of Albania
• Andorra – does not have a central bank
• 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
• Croatia – Croatian National Bank
• Cyprus – Central Bank of Cyprus
• Czech Republic – Česká národní banka (Czech National Bank)
• Denmark – Danmarks National Bank
• Estonia – Eesti Pank (Bank of Estonia)
• Faroe Islands – no listing for central bank, presumably, they work under the Danish National Bank.
• Finland – Suomen Pankki (Bank of Finland)
• France – Banque De France
• Germany – Deutsche Bundesbank (Federal Bank of Germany)
• Gibraltar – Financial Services Commission
• Greece – Bank of Greece
• Guernsey – Guernsey Financial Services Commission
• Hungary – Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank)
• Iceland – Seðlabanki Íslands (Central Bank of Iceland)
• Ireland – Banc Ceannais agus Údarás Seirbhísí Airgeadais na hÉireann (Central Bank of Ireland)
• Isle of Man – Financial Supervision Commission
• Italy – Banca D’Italia
• Jersey, Bailiwick of, – Jersey Financial Services Commission
• Latvia – Latvijas Banka (Bank of Latvia)
• Liechtenstein – Liechtensteinische Landesbank (National Bank of Liechtenstein)
• Lithuania – Lietuvos Bankas (Bank of Lithuania)
• Luxembourg – Banque Centrale Du Luxembourg
• Macedonia – National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
• Malta – Bank Centralia Ta’Malta (Central Bank of Malta)
• Metropolitan France – presumably the Banque de France provides central banking function, but no reference can be found.
• Moldova – National Bank of Moldova
• Monaco- does not have a central bank
• Montenegro – Centralna 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
• Romania – Banca Națională 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)
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen – does not have a central bank, uses Norges Bank (of Norway)
• Sweden – Sveriges Riksbank or Riksbanken (Bank of Sweden)
• Switzerland – Swiss National Bank
• Ukraine – National Bank of Ukraine
• United Kingdom – Bank of England
• Vatican City – Istituto per le Opere di Religione (Institute for the Works of Religion) also known as the Vatican Bank in many ways serves as the Central Bank of Vatican also.
• Åland Islands – Ålandsbanken

Oceania

• American Samoa – Central Bank of Samoa
• Australia – Reserve Bank of Australia
• Christmas Island – Reserve Bank of Australia
• Cocos [Keeling] Islands – 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
• Guam – Federal Reserve Bank
• Kiribati- does not have a central bank
• Marshall Islands- does not have a central bank
• Micronesia- does not have a central bank
• Nauru – National Bank of Nauru (now insolvent). The island nation is rebuilding its banking network from scratch.
• New Caledonia – Communauté Financière du Pacifique
• New Zealand – Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• Niue – Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• Norfolk Island – does not have a central bank
• Northern Mariana Islands – does not have a central bank, the US reserve banking is applicable to these Islands.
• Palau- does not have a central bank
• Papua New Guinea – Bank of Papua New Guinea
• Samoa – Central Bank of Samoa
• Solomon Islands – Central Bank of Solomon Islands
• Tokelau – Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• Tonga – National Reserve Bank of Tonga
• Tuvalu- does not have a central bank
• U.S. Minor Outlying Islands – does not have a central bank, the US reserve banking is applicable to these Islands.
• Vanuatu – Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
• Wallis and Futuna – Communauté Financière du Pacifique

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This page was last updated on January 11, 2024.

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