As of late 2019, central banks representing a fifth of the world’s population reported that they were likely to issue CBDCs very soon (Boar et al (2020)). Similarly, the share of central banks (by number) that are likely to issue a retail CBDC over the medium term (in one to six years) doubled in 2019, to 20%. Meanwhile, a full 80% of surveyed central banks are engaging in research, experimentation or development of CBDCs. Source: Auer et al. - Rise of the central bank digital currencies: drivers, approaches and technologies (2020)