Here is how much total assets or balance sheets of Central Banks have grown in the 21st century

Central Banks have grown their balance sheet in the past 20 years and almost exponentially since the 2008 financial crisis

Bank of Japan

Total assets: 540.8036 trillion Yen (JPY) = 4.93 trillion US Dollars (USD)
As of date: May 1, 2018
Asset size as percentage of GDP: 101% of GDP

Source: Bank of Japan

Federal Reserve

Total assets: 4.32 trillion US Dollars (USD)
As of date: June 6, 2018
Asset size as percentage of GDP: 22% of GDP

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Swiss National Bank

Total assets: 841.38 billion Swiss Franc (CHF) = 853.55 billion US Dollars (USD)
As of date: April 30, 2018
Asset size as percentage of GDP: 125% of GDP

Source: Swiss National Bank

European Central Bank

Total assets: 4.47 trillion Euro (EUR) = 5.25 trillion US Dollars (USD)
As of date: December 31, 2017
Asset size as percentage of GDP: 45% of Eurozone GDP

Source: European Central Bank

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