Listed below is a selection of the top banks worldwide ranked on total assets in US$. Our World and Country Bank Rankings are based on the total assets of a bank calculated from year end figures gained from submitted balance sheets. Bankers' Almanac World and Country Bank Rankings are updated each quarter.
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| Current Rank |
Previous Rank |
BANK | Assets US$m |
+ or - (local curr) |
Capital US$m |
Balance Sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | BNP Paribas SA , Paris , France | *2,675,627 | -2.89% | 34,428.23 | 31.12.10 |
| 2 | (2) | Deutsche Bank AG , Frankfurt am Main , Germany | *2,551,727 | +26.99% | 3,186.93 | 31.12.10 |
| 3 | (3) | Barclays Bank PLC , London , UK | *2,326,004 | +8.06% | 22,625.66 | 31.12.10 |
| 4 | (-) | JAPAN POST BANK Co Ltd , Tokyo , Japan | 2,320,244 | -0.63% | 41,980.52 | 31.03.11 |
| 5 | (4) | Crédit Agricole SA , Paris , France | *2,133,810 | +2.32% | 9,647.83 | 31.12.10 |
| 6 | (5) | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited , Beijing , China | *2,043,861 | +14.20% | 53,002.93 | 31.12.10 |
| 7 | (6) | The Royal Bank of Scotland plc , Edinburgh , UK | *2,040,790 | -22.94% | 10,316.89 | 31.12.10 |
| 8 | (7) | The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd , Tokyo , Japan | 1,840,587 | -0.31% | 20,533.97 | 31.03.11 |
| 9 | (8) | China Construction Bank Corporation , Beijing , China | *1,641,683 | +12.33% | 37,967.32 | 31.12.10 |
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| Current Rank |
Previous Rank |
BANK | Assets US$m |
+ or - (local curr) |
Capital US$m |
Balance Sheet |
| 10 | (9) | JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association , New York , USA | *1,631,621 | +0.24% | 1,785.00 | 31.12.10 |
| 11 | (10) | Banco Santander SA , Boadilla del Monte , Spain | *1,630,290 | +9.63% | 5,576.54 | 31.12.10 |
| 12 | (18) | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation , Tokyo , Japan | *1,591,849 | +10.56% | 21,242.10 | 31.03.11 |
| 13 | (11) | Bank of China Limited , Beijing , China | *1,588,462 | +19.57% | 42,391.99 | 31.12.10 |
| 14 | (12) | Lloyds TSB Bank plc , London , UK | *1,574,667 | -1.80% | 2,457.07 | 31.12.10 |
| 15 | (13) | Agricultural Bank of China Limited , Beijing , China | *1,569,865 | +16.38% | 49,324.06 | 31.12.10 |
| 16 | (14) | Société Générale , Paris La Défense , France | *1,515,897 | +10.59% | 1,249.33 | 31.12.10 |
| 17 | (15) | Bank of America NA , Charlotte , USA | *1,482,278 | +1.16% | 3,020.04 | 31.12.10 |
| 18 | (16) | UBS AG , Zürich , Switzerland | *1,409,574 | -1.74% | 409.84 | 31.12.10 |
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| Current Rank |
Previous Rank |
BANK | Assets US$m |
+ or - (local curr) |
Capital US$m |
Balance Sheet |
| 19 | (17) | BPCE , Paris , France | *1,403,913 | +331.73% | 22,292.45 | 31.12.10 |
| 20 | (19) | ING Bank NV , Amsterdam , Netherlands | *1,249,428 | +5.78% | 703.00 | 31.12.10 |
| 21 | (20) | HSBC Bank plc , London , UK | *1,246,478 | +6.19% | 1,244.15 | 31.12.10 |
| 22 | (21) | UniCredit SpA , Milan , Italy | *1,244,627 | +0.08% | 12,920.18 | 31.12.10 |
| 23 | (22) | Citibank NA , New York , USA | *1,154,293 | -0.61% | 751.00 | 31.12.10 |
| 24 | (23) | Wells Fargo Bank NA , San Francisco , USA | *1,102,278 | - | 519.00 | 31.12.10 |
| 25 | (24) | Credit Suisse AG , Zürich , Switzerland | *1,079,466 | -2.20% | 4,708.40 | 31.12.10 |
| 26 | (25) | Commerzbank AG , Frankfurt am Main , Germany | *1,010,042 | -10.64% | 27,082.22 | 31.12.10 |
| 27 | (26) | Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank , Paris La Défense , France | *959,014 | +0.53% | 8,109.27 | 31.12.10 |
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| Current Rank |
Previous Rank |
BANK | Assets US$m |
+ or - (local curr) |
Capital US$m |
Balance Sheet |
| 28 | (27) | Bank of Scotland plc , Edinburgh , UK | *895,713 | -13.24% | 9,127.38 | 31.12.10 |
| 29 | (28) | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA , Milan , Italy | *882,106 | +5.43% | 8,900.64 | 31.12.10 |
| 30 | (32) | Mizuho Bank Ltd , Tokyo , Japan | 881,120 | +2.69% | 8,396.10 | 31.03.11 |
| 31 | (30) | Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd , Tokyo , Japan | 880,509 | -0.26% | 16,840.97 | 31.03.11 |
| 32 | (29) | Rabobank Nederland , Utrecht , Netherlands | *873,776 | +7.38% | 10,626.67 | 31.12.10 |
| 33 | (-) | The Norinchukin Bank , Tokyo , Japan | *837,618 | - | 41,091.83 | 31.03.11 |
| 34 | (31) | Nordea Bank AB (publ) , Stockholm , Sweden | *777,770 | +14.44% | 5,413.77 | 31.12.10 |
| 35 | (-) | China Development Bank Corporation , Beijing , China | *776,183 | +12.58% | 45,558.78 | 31.12.10 |
| 36 | (33) | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA , Madrid , Spain | *740,142 | +3.30% | 2,947.24 | 31.12.10 |
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| Current Rank |
Previous Rank |
BANK | Assets US$m |
+ or - (local curr) |
Capital US$m |
Balance Sheet |
| 37 | (46) | Commonwealth Bank of Australia , Sydney , Australia | *715,862 | +3.34% | 25,612.00 | 30.06.11 |
| 38 | (35) | Royal Bank of Canada , Montréal , Canada | *713,085 | +10.87% | 17,862.33 | 31.10.10 |
| 39 | (36) | National Australia Bank Ltd , Melbourne , Australia | *665,456 | +4.87% | 22,847.30 | 30.09.10 |
| 40 | (37) | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited , Hong Kong , Hong Kong | *648,288 | +16.08% | 2,893.42 | 31.12.10 |
| 41 | (38) | Natixis , Paris , France | *613,295 | +1.96% | 6,230.58 | 31.12.10 |
| 42 | (39) | The Toronto-Dominion Bank , Toronto , Canada | *608,351 | +11.19% | 19,761.39 | 31.10.10 |
| 43 | (40) | Bank of Communications Co Ltd , Shanghai , China | *600,099 | +19.41% | 8,543.79 | 31.12.10 |
| 44 | (41) | Westpac Banking Corporation , Sydney , Australia | *599,803 | +4.87% | 23,764.07 | 30.09.10 |
| 45 | (42) | Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) , Frankfurt am Main , Germany | *591,533 | +10.42% | 4,418.85 | 31.12.10 |
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| Current Rank |
Previous Rank |
BANK | Assets US$m |
+ or - (local curr) |
Capital US$m |
Balance Sheet |
| 46 | (43) | Credit Suisse International , London , UK | *578,919 | - | 9,625.00 | 31.12.10 |
| 47 | (44) | Danske Bank A/S , Copenhagen , Denmark | *577,238 | +3.72% | 1,255.10 | 31.12.10 |
| 48 | (45) | National Westminster Bank Plc , London , UK | *572,170 | +4.51% | 2,619.42 | 31.12.10 |
| 49 | (47) | The Bank of Nova Scotia , Toronto , Canada | *517,142 | +6.07% | 9,573.84 | 31.10.10 |
| 50 | (48) | Standard Chartered PLC , London , UK | *516,542 | +18.30% | 1,174.00 | 31.12.10 |
* Figures are consolidated |
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* These bank rankings are compiled from balance sheet information included on Bankersalmanac.com available at 15th November 2011.
The information available at this date is used to compile the full world and country rankings.
