List of Central Banks of the World

Central Banks of the World

This is a list of central banks of the world (also known as the list of reserve banks of the world). If you see an error in this list, please do let me know so I can correct it.

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

 External References

• Wikipedia – List of Central Banks
• Wikipedia – Central banks and currencies of Africa
• BIS: Central bank and monetary authority websites
• Wikipedia – European System of Central Banks

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This page was last updated on June 20, 2023.

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