Largest central banks worldwide 2022, by total assets
The Federal Reserve System was the largest central bank in the world in 2022, with total assets exceeding 8.57 trillion U.S. dollars. The Federal Reserve System consists of 12 Federal Reserve Banks, with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York holding by far the highest value of assets. People's Bank of China ranked second, with total assets worth roughly six trillion U.S. dollars. Bank of Japan followed, with 5.35 trillion U.S. dollars worth of assets on its balance sheet.