Names of the Central Banks of Various Countries

What is a central bank of any country?

A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages a state's currency, money supply, and interest rates. Central banks also usually oversee the commercial banking system of their respective countries. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central bank possesses a monopoly on increasing the monetary base in the state, and usually also prints the national currency, which usually serves as the state's legal tender.

What is the role of the central bank?

The primary function of a central bank is to control the nation's money supply (monetary policy), through active duties such as managing interest rates, setting the reserve requirement, and acting as a lender of last resort to the banking sector during times of bank insolvency or financial crisis. Central banks usually also have supervisory powers, intended to prevent bank runs and to reduce the risk that commercial banks and other financial institutions engage in reckless or fraudulent behavior. Central banks in most developed nations are institutionally designed to be independent from political interference. Still, limited control by the executive and legislative bodies usually exists.

List of Central Banks of Countries

Country	Central Bank Name
Abkhazia	National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia
Afghanistan	Bank of Afghanistan
Albania	Bank of Albania
Algeria	Bank of Algeria
Angola	Bank Of Angola
Anguilla	ECCB - Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Antigua and Barbuda	ECCB - Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Argentina	Central Bank of Argentina
Armenia	Central Bank of Armenia
Aruba	Central Bank of Aruba
Australia	Reserve Bank of Australia
Austria	Austrian National Bank
Azerbaijan	National Bank of Azerbaijan
Bahamas	Central Bank of The Bahamas
Bahrain	Central Bank of Bahrain
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Bank
Barbados	Central Bank of Barbados
Belarus	National Bank of the Republic of Belarus
Belgium	National Bank of Belgium
Belize	Central Bank of Belize
Benin	Central Bank of West African States
Bermuda	Bermuda Monetary Authority
Bhutan	Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Bolivia	Central Bank of Bolivia
Bosnia	Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana	Bank of Botswana
Brazil	Central Bank of Brazil
Brunei Darussalam	Brunei Currency Board
Bulgaria	Bulgarian National Bank
Burkina Faso	Central Bank of West African States
Burundi	Bank Of Burundi
Cambodia	National Bank of Cambodia
Cameroon	Bank of Central African States
Canada	Bank of Canada / Banque du Canada
Cape Verde	Bank Of Cape Verde / Banco de Cabo Verde
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Central African Republic	Bank of Central African States
Chad	Bank of Central African States
Chile	Central Bank of Chile
China	The People's Bank of China
Colombia	Bank of the Republic
Comoros	Central Bank of Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of	Central Bank of the Congo
Congo, Republic of	Bank of Central African States
Costa Rica	Central Bank of Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast	Central Bank of West African States
Croatia	Croatian National Bank
Cuba	Central Bank of Cuba
Cyprus	Central Bank of Cyprus
Czech Republic	Czech National Bank
Denmark	National Bank of Denmark
Dijbouti	Central Bank of Dijbouti
Dominica	Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Dominican Republic	Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
East Caribbean area	Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
East Timor	Banking and Payments Authority of East Timor
Ecuador	Central Bank of Ecuador
Egypt	Central Bank of Egypt
El Salvador	Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	Bank of Central African States
Eritrea	Bank of Eritrea
Estonia	Bank of Estonia
Ethiopia	National Bank of Ethiopia
European Union	European Central Bank
Fiji	Reserve Bank of Fiji
Finland	Bank of Finland
France	Bank of France
Gabon	Bank of Central African States
The Gambia	Central Bank of The Gambia
Georgia	National Bank of Georgia
Germany	Deutsche Bundesbank
Ghana	Bank of Ghana
Greece	Bank of Greece
Grenada	Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Guatemala	Bank of Guatemala
Guinea	Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée
Guinea Bissau	Central Bank of West African States
Guyana	Bank of Guyana
Haiti	Bank of the Republic of Haiti
Honduras	Central Bank of Honduras
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Monetary Authority / HKMA
Hungary	Magyar Nemzeti Bank / Hungarian National Bank
Iceland	Central Bank of Iceland
India	Reserve Bank of India
Indonesia	Bank Indonesia
Iran	The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq	Central Bank of Iraq
Ireland	Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
Israel	Bank of Israel
Italy	Bank of Italy
Jamaica	Bank of Jamaica
Japan	Bank of Japan
Jordan	Central Bank of Jordan
Kazakhstan	National Bank of Kazakhstan
Kenya	Central Bank of Kenya
Korea, North	Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South	Bank of Korea
Kosovo	Central Bank of Kosovo / Banka Qendrore e Kosovës
Kuwait	Central Bank of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan	National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
Laos	Bank of the Lao Democratic People's Republic
Latvia	Bank of Latvia
Lebanon	Central Bank of Lebanon
Lesotho	Central Bank of Lesotho
Liberia	Central Bank of Liberia
Libya	Central Bank of Libya
Liechtenstein	National Bank of Liechtenstein
Lithuania	Bank of Lithuania
Luxembourg	Central Bank of Luxembourg
Macau	Monetary Authority of Macau
Macedonia	National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
Madagascar	Central Bank of Madagascar
Malawi	Reserve Bank of Malawi
Malaysia	Central Bank of Malaysia
Maldives	Maldives Monetary Authority
Mali	Central Bank of West African States
Malta	Central Bank of Malta
Mauritania	Central Bank of Mauritania / Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
Mauritius	Bank of Mauritius
Mexico	Bank of Mexico
Moldova	National Bank of Moldova
Monaco	None
Mongolia	Bank of Mongolia
Montenegro	Central Bank of Montenegro / Centralna Banka Crne Gore
Montserrat	Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Morocco	Bank of Morocco or Bank Al Maghrib
Mozambique	Bank of Mozambique
Myanmar	Central Bank of Myanmar
Namibia	Bank of Namibia
Nepal	Nepal Rastra Bank
Netherlands	Netherlands Bank
Netherlands Antilles	Bank of the Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand	Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Nicaragua	Central Bank of Nicaragua
Niger	Central Bank of West African States
Nigeria	Central Bank of Nigeria
Norway	Central Bank of Norway
Oman	Central Bank of Oman
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States	Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Pakistan	State Bank of Pakistan
Palestine	Palestine Monetary Authority
Panama	National Bank of Panama / Banco Nacional de Panamá
Papua New Guinea	Bank of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay	Central Bank of Paraguay
Peru	Central Reserve Bank of Peru
Philippines	Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Poland	National Bank of Poland
Portugal	Bank of Portugal
Qatar	Qatar Central Bank
Romania	National Bank of Romania
Russia	Central Bank of Russia
Rwanda	National Bank of Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Saint Lucia	Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Samoa	Central Bank of Samoa
San Marino	Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe	Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe / Banco Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
Senegal	Central Bank of West African States
Serbia	National Bank of Serbia
Seychelles	Central Bank of Seychelles
Sierra Leone	Bank of Sierra Leone
Singapore	Monetary Authority of Singapore
Slovakia	National Bank of Slovakia
Slovenia	Bank of Slovenia
Solomon Islands	Central Bank of Solomon Islands
Somalia	None
Somaliland	Bank of Somaliland / Baanka Somaliland
South Africa	South African Reserve Bank
Spain	Bank of Spain
Sri Lanka	Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Sudan	Bank of Sudan
Suriname	Central Bank of Suriname
Swaziland	The Central Bank of Swaziland
Sweden	Sveriges Riksbank
Switzerland	Swiss National Bank
Syria	Central Bank of Syria
Tajikistan	National Bank of Tajikistan
Taiwan	Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Tanzania	Bank of Tanzania
Thailand	Bank of Thailand
Togo	Central Bank of West African States
Tonga	National Reserve Bank of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago	Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia	Central Bank of Tunisia
Turkey	Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan	State Central Bank of Turkmenistan
Uganda	Bank of Uganda
Ukraine	National Bank of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates	Central Bank of United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom	Bank of England
United States of America	Federal Reserve
Uruguay	Central Bank of Uruguay
Uzbekistan	Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan / O'zbekiston Respublikasi Markaziy banki
Vanuatu	Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
Vatican City	Institute for Religious Works
Venezuela	Central Bank of Venezuela
Vietnam	State Bank of Vietnam
Yemen	Central Bank of Yemen
Zambia	Bank of Zambia
Zimbabwe	Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Frequently asked:

What is the name of the Central Bank of the United States?

Federal Reserve Bank- United States