🏦 Central Banks With the Largest Balance Sheets (2025)
Here’s a snapshot of the largest central bank balance sheets globally, based on recent data. These institutions hold massive influence over global liquidity and market direction.
🌍 Top Central Bank Assets:
1️⃣ Euro Area — $7.13T
2️⃣ China — $6.62T
3️⃣ United States — $6.58T
4️⃣ Japan — $4.51T
5️⃣ Switzerland — $1.10T
(Euro Area figures represent the consolidated Eurosystem)
🔎 Why This Matters
Global liquidity is highly concentrated
Central banks act as market gravity centers
Policy changes at this level can impact:
FX markets
Bonds
Gold
Crypto and risk assets
These balance sheets help explain why macro decisions often move multiple markets at once.
📌 Data Source: BIS (Sep–Oct 2025)
Russia excluded due to limited data availability



