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Top 100 Banks in the World

Below is a list of the largest banks in the world ranked by total assets. For the sixth year in a row, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is the largest bank in the world with assets of 26.087 trillion yuan (US$4 trillion). It is also the world's largest bank by deposits, loans, number of customers and employees. Four of the top 5 largest banks are Chinese financial institutions. The top 10 banks hold combined assets of about $28 trillion. The top 100 banks include 20 Chinese banks, 10 US banks, 6 UK banks, 6 French banks, 9 Japanese banks, 6 German banks, 5 Canadian banks, 5 South Korean banks, 5 Brazilian banks, 4 banks from Australia, 3 from Sweden, 3 from Italy, 3 from Spain, 3 from Netherlands, 2 from Singapore and 2 banks from Switzerland.

Rank Bank Country Total assets, US$b Balance sheet
1 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China China 4,005.58 12/31/2017
2 China Construction Bank Corp China 3,397.13 12/31/2017
3 Agricultural Bank of China China 3,232.68 12/31/2017
4 Bank of China China 2,989.16 12/31/2017
5 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Japan 2,773.82 12/31/2017
6 JPMorgan Chase & Co USA 2,533.60 12/31/2017
7 HSBC Holdings UK 2,521.77 12/31/2017
8 BNP Paribas France 2,348.11 12/31/2017
9 Bank of America USA 2,281.23 12/31/2017
10 China Development Bank China 2,201.86 12/31/2016
11 Credit Agricole Group France 2,112.04 12/31/2017
12 Wells Fargo USA 1,951.76 12/31/2017
13 Japan Post Bank Japan 1,873.50 12/31/2017
14 Mizuho Financial Group Japan 1,850.10 12/31/2017
15 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Japan 1,847.47 12/31/2017
16 Citigroup Inc USA 1,843.06 12/31/2017
17 Deutsche Bank Germany 1,766.85 12/31/2017
18 Banco Santander Spain 1,730.08 12/31/2017
19 Barclays PLC UK 1,528.89 12/31/2017
20 Societe Generale France 1,527.43 12/31/2017
21 Groupe BPCE France 1,509.13 12/31/2017
22 Bank of Communications China 1,387.79 12/31/2017
23 Postal Savings Bank of China China 1,383.85 12/31/2017
24 Lloyds Banking Group UK 1,095.64 12/31/2017
25 Royal Bank of Canada Canada 1,028.72 12/31/2017
26 ING Groep NV Netherlands 1,013.65 12/31/2017
27 Toronto-Dominion Bank Canada 1,006.98 12/31/2017
28 Norinchukin Bank Japan 1,006.70 12/31/2017
29 UniCredit S.p.A. Italy 1,002.36 12/31/2017
30 Royal Bank of Scotland Group UK 995.729 12/31/2017
31 Industrial Bank Co. Ltd China 985.646 12/31/2017
32 China Merchants Bank China 966.117 12/31/2017
33 Intesa Sanpaolo Italy 954.531 12/31/2017
34 Credit Mutuel France 950.531 12/31/2016
35 UBS Group AG Switzerland 937.802 12/31/2017
36 Shanghai Pudong Development Bank China 942.777 12/31/2017
37 Goldman Sachs Group USA 916.787 12/31/2017
38 Agricultural Development Bank of China China 873.419 06/30/2017
39 China Minsheng Banking Corp China 859.407 09/30/2017
40 Morgan Stanley USA 851.733 12/31/2017
41 China CITIC Bank Corp China 832.996 09/30/2017
42 BBVA Spain 826.597 12/31/2017
43 Credit Suisse Group Switzerland 815.587 12/31/2017
44 Bank of Nova Scotia Canada 754.509 12/31/2017
45 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Australia 750.775 12/31/2017
46 Rabobank Group Netherlands 722.301 12/31/2017
47 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Australia 700.352 09/30/2017
48 Nordea Sweden 695.795 12/31/2017
49 European Investment Bank Luxembourg 686.653 12/31/2016
50 Westpac Banking Corp Australia 664.878 09/30/2017
51 Standard Chartered Plc UK 663.501 12/31/2017
52 National Australia Bank Australia 615.516 09/30/2017
53 China Everbright Bank China 627.737 12/31/2017
54 DZ Bank AG Germany 605.640 12/31/2017
55 Bank of Montreal Canada 578.530 12/31/2017
56 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Japan 569.949 12/31/2017
57 Danske Bank Denmark 569.335 12/31/2017
58 KfW Group Germany 565.392 12/31/2017
59 Commerzbank Germany 541.434 12/31/2017
60 State Bank of India India 534.903 12/31/2017
61 Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) Italy 496.740 06/30/2017
62 The Export-Import Bank of China (Eximbank) China 491.888 12/31/2016
63 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Canada 483.791 12/31/2017
64 Ping An Bank China 481.750 09/30/2017
65 ABN AMRO Group NV Netherlands 470.965 12/31/2017
66 Sberbank of Russia Russia 470.181 12/31/2017
67 U.S. Bancorp USA 462.040 12/31/2017
68 CaixaBank Spain 459.005 12/31/2017
69 Itau Unibanco Holding SA Brazil 437.410 12/31/2017
70 Resona Holdings Japan 434.653 12/31/2017
71 Banco do Brasil SA Brazil 413.147 12/31/2017
72 KB Financial Group South Korea 409.010 12/31/2017
73 Shinhan Financial Group South Korea 399.197 12/31/2017
74 Nomura Holdings Japan 394.791 12/31/2017
75 DBS Group Holdings Singapore 387.252 12/31/2017
76 Caixa Economica Federal Brazil 383.261 09/30/2017
77 PNC Financial Services Group USA 380.768 12/31/2017
78 Hua Xia Bank China 375.543 09/30/2017
79 Bank of New York Mellon Corp USA 371.758 12/31/2017
80 Shinkin Central Bank (SCB) Japan 371.313 12/31/2017
81 Capital One Financial Corporation USA 365.693 12/31/2017
82 Banco Bradesco SA Brazil 365.493 12/31/2017
83 KBC Group NV Belgium 350.186 12/31/2017
84 Bank of Beijing China 349.354 09/30/2017
85 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) Singapore 340.297 12/31/2017
86 Hana Financial Group South Korea 337.191 12/31/2017
87 Svenska Handelsbanken Sweden 336.691 12/31/2017
88 NongHyup Financial Group South Korea 333.156 06/30/2017
89 Woori Bank South Korea 332.893 12/31/2017
90 DnB ASA Norway 328.267 12/31/2017
91 China Guangfa Bank (CGB) China 314.401 12/31/2016
92 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Sweden 311.457 12/31/2017
93 Nationwide Building Society UK 306.963 09/30/2017
94 Cathay Financial Holding Taiwan 293.554 09/30/2017
95 Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg Germany 285.092 12/31/2017
96 La Banque Postale France 277.278 12/31/2017
97 Bank of Shanghai China 270.242 09/30/2017
98 Swedbank Sweden 269.238 12/31/2017
99 United Overseas Bank (UOB) Singapore 268.230 12/31/2017
100 Bank of Jiangsu China 266.798 09/30/2017
101 Banco Sabadell Spain 265.145 12/31/2017
102 Bayerische Landesbank Germany 264.668 06/30/2017
103 Erste Group Bank AG Austria 264.319 12/31/2017
104 Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) Brazil 262.087 09/30/2017
105 Industrial Bank of Korea South Korea 256.641 12/31/2017
106 Bankia Spain 256.261 12/31/2017
107 Charles Schwab Corp USA 243.274 12/31/2017
108 Dexia Belgium 238.847 06/30/2017
109 State Street Corp USA 238.425 12/31/2017
110 Raiffeisen Schweiz Switzerland 233.677 06/30/2017
111 Nykredit Group Denmark 229.493 12/31/2017
112 Fubon Financial Holding Taiwan 225.911 09/30/2017
113 VTB Bank Russia 225.604 12/31/2017
114 China ZheShang Bank (CZBank) China 223.148 06/30/2017
115 BB&T Corporation USA 221.642 12/31/2017
116 Qatar National Bank Qatar 221.180 12/31/2017
117 National Bank of Canada Canada 208.408 12/31/2017
118 Suntrust Banks USA 205.962 12/31/2017
119 Korea Development Bank South Korea 205.145 12/31/2016
120 Belfius Belgium 201.192 12/31/2017

The exchange rate on December 30, 2017.

Last Updated: April 2, 2018