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Federal Reserve (USD) •Series ID: WS_CBTA:M:US:B:XDC:USD:B•1914–2026

Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Total Assets (USD) - Historical Data

Total consolidated balance sheet assets of the Federal Reserve System (United States) converted into billions of US dollars from 1914 to 2026. As of Jul 2026, Federal Reserve total assets stand at $6,738.19 billion USD, compared to a historical peak of $8,939.20 billion USD in Apr 2022.

Current Statistics & Historical Records

Latest Reading (Jul 2026)
$6,738.19B
Prev (Jun 2026): $6,735.65B+$2.54B
Highest Recorded (Apr 2022)
$8,939.20B

Peak Federal Reserve consolidated balance sheet assets in US dollar terms.

Lowest Recorded (Nov 1914)
$0.27B

Earliest or lowest recorded Federal Reserve balance sheet footprint in US dollars.

Long-Run Mean (1914–2026)
$986.95B

113 annual observations · Monthly

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Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Total Assets (USD) (1914-2026)

USD Billions

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Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (WS_CBTA:M:US:B:XDC:USD:B) Latest: $6,738.19B (Jul 2026)

FED Balance Sheet ($B) Averages by Decade

Decadal mean, peak, and trough across the 1914–2026 archive

DecadeYears CoveredDecade MeanDecade High (Year)Decade Low (Year)
1910s1914–1919$2.70B$6.33B (1919) $0.28B (1914)
1920s1920–1929$5.36B$6.27B (1920) $5.10B (1924)
1930s1930–1939$10.34B$18.88B (1939) $5.20B (1930)
1940s1940–1949$38.38B$50.04B (1948) $23.26B (1940)
1950s1950–1959$51.79B$53.98B (1959) $46.45B (1950)
1960s1960–1969$63.46B$80.75B (1969) $52.44B (1960)
1970s1970–1979$121.13B$158.23B (1979) $84.53B (1970)
1980s1980–1989$232.08B$310.26B (1989) $168.75B (1980)
1990s1990–1999$454.41B$668.91B (1999) $319.19B (1990)
2000s2000–2009$1,067.85B$2,239.46B (2008) $619.72B (2000)
2010s2010–2019$3,841.21B$4,497.66B (2014) $2,420.57B (2010)
2020s2020–2026$7,521.36B$8,757.46B (2021) $6,640.62B (2025)

Complete Annual Historical Ledger (1914–2026)

Unit: USD Billions · Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (WS_CBTA:M:US:B:XDC:USD:B)

YearAnnual Value (USD Billions)Intra-Year Range (Min – Max)Monetary Regime & Historical Context
2026$6,738.19B$6,587.57B – $6,738.19B-
2025$6,640.62B$6,552.42B – $6,818.19BPost-tightening monetary recalibration across advanced and emerging central banks
2024$6,885.96B$6,885.96B – $7,630.12BG10 policy rates peak and pivot toward gradual monetary normalization
2023$7,712.78B$7,712.78B – $8,705.94B-
2022$8,551.17B$8,551.17B – $8,939.20BGlobal inflation surge triggers fastest synchronized rate hiking cycle in four decades
2021$8,757.46B$7,404.93B – $8,757.46B-
2020$7,363.35B$4,151.63B – $7,363.35BCOVID-19 pandemic emergency rate cuts and record balance sheet expansion
2019$4,165.59B$3,759.95B – $4,165.59B-
2018$4,075.64B$4,075.64B – $4,419.23B-
2017$4,448.68B$4,438.59B – $4,470.14B-
2016$4,451.45B$4,446.31B – $4,489.80BBank of Japan introduces Yield Curve Control (YCC); post-Brexit BoE easing
2015$4,486.59B$4,463.98B – $4,500.06B-
2014$4,497.66B$4,102.14B – $4,497.66BECB and European peers introduce Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP)
2013$4,032.57B$3,008.70B – $4,032.57B-
2012$2,907.30B$2,804.46B – $2,925.72B-
2011$2,926.09B$2,443.53B – $2,926.09BEuropean Sovereign Debt Crisis and Swiss franc safe-haven surge
2010$2,420.57B$2,246.89B – $2,420.57B-
2009$2,234.07B$1,916.12B – $2,234.07B-
2008$2,239.46B$888.13B – $2,239.46BGlobal Financial Crisis drives major central banks to the zero lower bound and QE1
2007$890.66B$863.89B – $890.66B-
2006$869.99B$828.90B – $869.99B-
2005$847.70B$804.58B – $847.70B-
2004$810.94B$750.67B – $810.94B-
2003$771.55B$712.81B – $771.55B-
2002$732.06B$656.51B – $732.06B-
2001$662.30B$594.66B – $662.30BDot-com bust and synchronized G10 monetary easing cycle
2000$619.72B$579.45B – $619.72B-
1999$668.91B$534.43B – $668.91BLaunch of the Euro and establishment of the European Central Bank (ECB)
1998$546.32B$500.54B – $546.32B-
1997$517.85B$470.52B – $517.85BAsian Financial Crisis triggers emergency EM currency defense hikes
1996$475.00B$440.34B – $475.00B-
1995$452.56B$423.90B – $452.56B-
1994$439.98B$400.06B – $439.98BGlobal bond market selloff and pre-emptive Federal Reserve tightening cycle
1993$408.58B$357.93B – $408.58B-
1992$369.09B$329.57B – $369.09BEuropean Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) crisis and Black Wednesday
1991$346.62B$309.29B – $346.62B-
1990$319.19B$291.67B – $319.19BGerman reunification tightening and Japanese asset bubble peak
1989$310.26B$279.99B – $310.26B-
1988$293.99B$259.38B – $293.99B-
1987$273.42B$239.19B – $273.67BLouvre Accord and Black Monday central bank liquidity provision
1986$266.03B$222.38B – $266.03B-
1985$236.05B$200.76B – $236.05BPlaza Accord coordinated G5 currency intervention depreciates USD
1984$206.82B$185.75B – $208.12B-
1983$199.55B$179.97B – $199.55B-
1982$187.66B$168.86B – $187.66B-
1981$178.23B$158.18B – $178.23BVolcker disinflation peak pushes benchmark policy rates to postwar highs
1980$168.75B$152.71B – $168.75B-
1979$158.23B$144.82B – $159.86BSecond oil shock; Paul Volcker appointed Federal Reserve Chair
1978$157.78B$137.56B – $157.78B-
1977$146.03B$127.76B – $146.03B-
1976$134.67B$121.07B – $134.67B-
1975$120.61B$109.41B – $120.61B-
1974$115.10B$102.76B – $115.10BFirst OPEC oil shock triggers global stagflation and steep policy rate hikes
1973$103.66B$95.51B – $104.38B-
1972$93.52B$91.36B – $101.00B-
1971$97.20B$84.28B – $97.20BNixon Shock suspends USD gold convertibility; Bretton Woods system ends
1970$84.53B$78.67B – $84.77B-
1969$80.75B$74.02B – $80.75B-
1968$75.93B$70.47B – $76.17B-
1967$72.40B$65.09B – $72.40B-
1966$67.56B$61.07B – $67.56BCredit crunch of 1966 and monetary tightening
1965$63.39B$58.05B – $63.39B-
1964$60.14B$54.66B – $60.14B-
1963$56.18B$52.02B – $56.18B-
1962$53.00B$50.54B – $53.00B-
1961$52.81B$48.48B – $52.81B-
1960$52.44B$51.49B – $53.04B-
1959$53.98B$52.13B – $53.98B-
1958$53.10B$50.78B – $53.15BEisenhower recession and global monetary easing
1957$53.03B$51.02B – $53.03B-
1956$52.68B$50.16B – $52.68B-
1955$52.25B$49.83B – $52.25B-
1954$51.39B$49.51B – $51.39BPost-Korean War Federal Reserve policy rate normalization
1953$52.47B$50.32B – $52.47B-
1952$52.56B$49.01B – $52.56B-
1951$50.01B$46.99B – $50.01B-
1950$46.45B$43.53B – $46.45B-
1949$45.39B$43.98B – $49.01B-
1948$50.04B$45.74B – $50.04B-
1947$47.66B$44.03B – $47.66B-
1946$45.01B$43.37B – $45.22B-
1945$44.85B$39.93B – $44.85B-
1944$40.20B$33.65B – $40.20B-
1943$34.25B$28.21B – $34.25B-
1942$28.77B$24.26B – $28.77B-
1941$24.35B$23.32B – $24.35B-
1940$23.26B$19.22B – $23.26B-
1939$18.88B$15.64B – $18.88B-
1938$15.51B$12.78B – $15.51B-
1937$12.85B$12.32B – $12.85B-
1936$12.45B$11.07B – $12.45B-
1935$11.03B$8.64B – $11.03B-
1934$8.39B$6.99B – $8.39B-
1933$6.99B$6.04B – $6.99B-
1932$6.11B$5.34B – $6.11B-
1931$5.99B$4.79B – $5.99B-
1930$5.20B$4.76B – $5.20B-
1929$5.46B$5.03B – $5.75B-
1928$5.44B$4.92B – $5.44B-
1927$5.33B$4.87B – $5.33B-
1926$5.22B$4.84B – $5.22B-
1925$5.18B$4.68B – $5.18B-
1924$5.10B$4.70B – $5.10B-
1923$5.17B$4.95B – $5.17B-
1922$5.31B$4.78B – $5.31B-
1921$5.15B$5.04B – $5.86B-
1920$6.27B$6.03B – $6.42B-
1919$6.33B$5.08B – $6.33B-
1918$5.25B$3.17B – $5.27B-
1917$3.10B$0.88B – $3.10B-
1916$0.77B$0.51B – $0.77B-
1915$0.49B$0.30B – $0.49B-
1914$0.28B$0.27B – $0.28B-

Frequently Asked Questions - FED Balance Sheet ($B)

How large is the Federal Reserve balance sheet in US dollars?

As of Jul 2026, the Federal Reserve System holds total consolidated assets of $6,738.19 billion USD (roughly $6.74 trillion USD).

When did the Federal Reserve balance sheet peak?

Federal Reserve total assets in USD terms peaked in Apr 2022 at $8,939.20 billion USD.

Statistical Provenance

Source Metadata & Methodology Notes

Primary Institution:
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Dataset / Dataflow:
BIS Central Bank Total Assets (WS_CBTA)
Canonical Series ID:
WS_CBTA:M:US:B:XDC:USD:B
  • Compiling agencies: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Bank for International Settlements.
  • BIS-spliced break-adjusted historical series (COMP_METHOD=B, TRANSFORMATION=B) expressed in billions of US dollars.
  • Annual table values represent the year-end consolidated balance sheet reading.
Academic & Media Attribution

Cite This Dataset (APA & BibTeX)

APA 7th Edition
CentralBankData.com. (2026). Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Total Assets (USD), compiled from Bank for International Settlements (WS_CBTA:M:US:B:XDC:USD:B). https://centralbankdata.com/fed-balance-sheet
BibTeX
@misc{cbd_cbta_usd_us,
  author = {CentralBankData.com},
  title = {Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Total Assets in USD},
  note = {Compiled from Bank for International Settlements WS_CBTA:M:US:B:XDC:USD:B},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://centralbankdata.com/fed-balance-sheet}
}
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