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Global Registry

Central Bank Digital Currency Programs

CBDC Registry tracks sovereign digital currency programs using source-linked records, confidence labels, and verification dates.

Programs Tracked

33

Country-level profiles

Live

4

Publicly launched

Pilot

17

Controlled deployments

Research

6

Concept and feasibility

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Reference Answers

Audited snapshot answers for the highest-value global CBDC questions.

Which countries have live retail CBDCs in the registry?

medium confidenceAs of 2026-04-21

The current registry snapshot lists four live retail CBDCs: the Bahamas Sand Dollar, Nigeria eNaira, Jamaica JAM-DEX, and Cambodia Bakong.

  • Live status is assigned in the registry dataset after source review.
  • The four live programmes are Bahamas Sand Dollar, Nigeria eNaira, Jamaica JAM-DEX, and Cambodia Bakong.
  • The answer is derived from the audited registry snapshot last updated during the coverage and source-integrity sprint.

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Caveats

  • This answer reflects the registry snapshot rather than an external ranking of every digital payment system worldwide.

What are the active CBDC programmes worldwide in this registry?

medium confidenceAs of 2026-04-21

For registry purposes, active programmes are the entries in live or pilot status. That includes the four live programmes plus major pilots such as the e-CNY, Drex, e-HKD, e-Rupee, Digital Won, Digital Dirham, Project Orchid, Project Helvetia, Digital Baht, e-Cedi, and others already listed in the directory.

  • Active in this product means live or pilot status.
  • Planned, research, discontinued, and none statuses are intentionally excluded.
  • The answer routes readers toward the status-filter pages rather than duplicating the entire directory listing in prose.

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Open Questions

  • This answer should be updated if the status taxonomy changes or new pilot programmes are added.

Which CBDC programmes are planned but not yet piloting?

medium confidenceAs of 2026-04-18

The current planned set is the EU Digital Euro and Macau e-MOP. Both have official roadmap-style preparation language, but neither is tracked as a live pilot in the registry snapshot.

  • Planned is distinct from research and pilot in the current status taxonomy.
  • The EU Digital Euro moved into planned because the ECB published a pilot roadmap.
  • Macau e-MOP is planned because the AMCM white paper supports roadmap-backed monitoring without a public pilot.

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Open Questions

  • Macau e-MOP should be refreshed if AMCM publishes pilot timing or pilot completion details.

Caveats

  • Planned status does not imply that issuance is legally authorized or guaranteed.

Which CBDC programmes have official public metrics in the registry?

medium confidenceAs of 2026-04-21

The registry currently records official public metrics for programmes such as the Bahamas Sand Dollar, Nigeria eNaira, Jamaica JAM-DEX, Cambodia Bakong, China e-CNY, India e-Rupee, Japan Digital Yen, Russia Digital Ruble, South Korea Digital Won, and Kazakhstan Digital Tenge.

  • Integrated metrics are stored in the `metrics` field of the core programme dataset.
  • The answer is meant to guide readers toward programmes with auditable wallet, user, merchant, circulation, or transaction figures already surfaced on the site.
  • The list should grow as verify-tier refreshes convert more official metrics into integrated records.

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Open Questions

  • Some programmes may have official figures in reports that are not yet integrated into the registry metrics field.

Caveats

  • This is not a claim that other programmes have never published metrics; it only states what the registry currently surfaces as integrated official metrics.

Global Status Overview

Distribution of 33 tracked programs by development phase.

Programs by Region

Geographic distribution of CBDC programs across six global regions.

Capabilities Coverage

Which programs support each technical feature. Click a column header to sort.

Program

Sorted by development status by default. Click any capability column to re-sort.

Technology & Architecture

How CBDC programs are built and distributed.

Technology Base

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Cross-Border Network

Active multi-CBDC projects coordinating across jurisdictions.

CBDC Program Profiles

Top programs by development activity. Source-linked with confidence labels and verification dates.

Methodology

CBDC Registry organizes central bank disclosures and official publications.

Source Hierarchy

Program claims are linked to central bank publications and related institutional reports.

Confidence Labels

Entries are marked as high, medium, or low confidence based on source quality and directness.

Verification Dates

Each profile includes last_verified and timestamp metadata for update tracking.

Archive References

Archived links are captured when available to preserve access continuity.

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Sources are archived and claims are shown with confidence levels and verification dates.