Programs Tracked
33
Country-level profiles
Global Registry
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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Audited snapshot answers for the highest-value global CBDC questions.
The current registry snapshot lists four live retail CBDCs: the Bahamas Sand Dollar, Nigeria eNaira, Jamaica JAM-DEX, and Cambodia Bakong.
Citations
Derived from data/cbdc-programs.json live-status entries on 2026-04-21.
Caveats
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.
Citations
Derived from data/cbdc-programs.json live and pilot status entries on 2026-04-21.
Open Questions
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.
Citations
Derived from the planned-status entries in data/cbdc-programs.json.
Open Questions
Caveats
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.
Citations
Derived from programmes with a populated metrics object in data/cbdc-programs.json.
Open Questions
Caveats
Distribution of 33 tracked programs by development phase.
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| Live | 4 | 12% |
| Pilot | 17 | 52% |
| Research | 6 | 18% |
| Discontinued | 2 | 6% |
| Planned | 2 | 6% |
| None / Prohibited | 2 | 6% |
Geographic distribution of CBDC programs across six global regions.
Which programs support each technical feature. Click a column header to sort.
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How CBDC programs are built and distributed.
Architecture
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Active multi-CBDC projects coordinating across jurisdictions.
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Top programs by development activity. Source-linked with confidence labels and verification dates.
🏛Central Bank of The Bahamas
Retail🏛Central Bank of Nigeria
Retail🏛Bank of Jamaica
Retail🏛National Bank of Cambodia
Retail🏛People's Bank of China
Wholesale🏛Hong Kong Monetary Authority
RetailCBDC Registry organizes central bank disclosures and official publications.
Program claims are linked to central bank publications and related institutional reports.
Entries are marked as high, medium, or low confidence based on source quality and directness.
Each profile includes last_verified and timestamp metadata for update tracking.
Archived links are captured when available to preserve access continuity.