Total central bank assets (USD billion) - Canada - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Central bank total assets (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Canada, the total assets held by the central bank were 177.69 USD billion in July 2025, compared to 179.74 in June 2025. This represents a decrease of 1.14 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are a total of 967 records. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1945 to July 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics we computed on the full sample: assets recorded a bottom of 1.82 USD billion in September 1946; they achieved a maximum of 455.78 in February 2021; they had a mean of 41.56.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollar billion |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 183.5 |
| 2025-06-30 | 179.74 |
| 2025-07-31 | 177.69 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total central bank assets in USD, adjusted to be comparable across time and countries |
| Country | Canada |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Assets (balance-sheet item) |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | US dollar billion |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level (adjusted for breaks) |
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