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Top banks in the world

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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Rank
Cur Prev
Bank Assets US$m + or -
(local cur)		 Capital US$m Balance Sheet
No change in rank 1 1 Deutsche Bank AG , Frankfurt am Main , Germany *2,804,332 13.56% 3,084.10 31.12.11
No change in rank 2 2 BNP Paribas SA , Paris , France *2,546,693 -1.65% 33,274.59 31.12.11
No change in rank 3 3 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited , Beijing , China *2,458,597 15.00% 55,454.17 31.12.11
No change in rank 4 4 Barclays Bank PLC , London , UK *2,426,889 4.92% 22,499.22 31.12.11
No change in rank 5 5 JAPAN POST BANK Co Ltd , Tokyo , Japan 2,362,977 1.23% 42,234.83 31.03.12
No change in rank 6 6 Crédit Agricole SA , Montrouge , France *2,233,521 8.16% 9,711.03 31.12.11
No change in rank 7 7 The Royal Bank of Scotland plc , Edinburgh , UK *2,224,124 9.60% 10,259.24 31.12.11
No change in rank 8 8 China Construction Bank Corporation , Beijing , China *1,951,046 13.61% 39,715.81 31.12.11
No change in rank 9 9 The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd , Tokyo , Japan 1,948,128 5.21% 20,658.36 31.03.12
No change in rank 10 10 Bank of China Limited , Beijing , China *1,879,280 13.10% 44,344.24 31.12.11
No change in rank 11 11 Agricultural Bank of China Limited , Beijing , China *1,855,056 12.96% 51,595.55 31.12.11
No change in rank 12 12 JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association , New York , USA *1,811,678 11.04% 1,785.00 31.12.11
No change in rank 13 13 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation , Tokyo , Japan *1,688,295 4.17% 21,370,77 31.03.12
No change in rank 14 14 Banco Santander SA , Boadilla del Monte , Spain *1,621,778 2.79% 5,772.97 31.12.11
No change in rank 15 15 Lloyds TSB Bank plc , London , UK *1,534,253 -2.02% 2,443.34 31.12.11
No change in rank 16 16 Société Générale , Paris La Défense , France *1,530,870 4.35% 1,256.97 31.12.11
No change in rank 17 17 UBS AG , Zürich , Switzerland *1,511,838 7.74% 408.01 31.12.11
No change in rank 18 18 BPCE , Paris , France *1,475,178 8.58% 20,750.29 31.12.11
No change in rank 19 19 Bank of America NA , Charlotte , USA *1,451,969 -2.04% 3,020.04 31.12.11
No change in rank 20 20 Citibank NA , New York , USA *1,288,592 11.63% 751.00 31.12.11
No change in rank 21 21 HSBC Bank plc , London , UK *1,285,269 3.69% 1,237.19 31.12.11
No change in rank 22 22 ING Bank NV , Amsterdam , Netherlands *1,245,516 3.01% 680.32 31.12.11
No change in rank 23 23 UniCredit SpA , Milan , Italy *1,200,944 -0.29% 15,742.47 31.12.11
No change in rank 24 24 Wells Fargo Bank NA , San Francisco , USA *1,161,490 5.37% 519.00 31.12.11
No change in rank 25 25 Credit Suisse AG , Zürich , Switzerland *1,089,991 1.43% 4,687.33 31.12.11
No change in rank 26 26 Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank , Paris La Défense , France *1,070,369 15.33% 8,779.32 31.12.11
No change in rank 27 27 China Development Bank Corporation , Beijing , China *993,091 22.31% 48,722.95 31.12.11
No change in rank 28 28 Rabobank Nederland , Utrecht , Netherlands *948,121 12.13% 10,383.57 31.12.11
No change in rank 29 29 Nordea Bank AB (publ) , Stockholm , Sweden *928,086 23.31% 5,244.27 31.12.11
No change in rank 30 30 Mizuho Bank Ltd , Tokyo , Japan 916,556 3.40% 8,446.97 31.03.12
No change in rank 31 31 Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd , Tokyo , Japan 914,210 3.20% 16,942.98 31.03.12
No change in rank 32 32 The Norinchukin Bank , Tokyo , Japan *872,003 3.48% 41,340.75 31.03.12
No change in rank 33 33 Bank of Scotland plc , Edinburgh , UK *866,413 -2.73% 9,076.37 31.12.11
No change in rank 34 34 Commerzbank AG , Frankfurt am Main , Germany *857,539 -12.27% 10,107.55 31.12.11
No change in rank 35 35 Intesa Sanpaolo SpA , Milan , Italy *828,328 -2.97% 11,074.25 31.12.11
No change in rank 36 36 National Australia Bank Ltd , Melbourne , Australia *790,112 1.24% 23,857.94 30.09.12
No change in rank 37 37 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA , Madrid , Spain *774,508 8.13% 3,113.90 31.12.11
No change in rank 38 38 Royal Bank of Canada , Montréal , Canada *751,852 3.51% 18,833.77 31.10.11
No change in rank 39 39 Commonwealth Bank of Australia , Sydney , Australia *735,212 7.54% 25,770.29 30.06.12
No change in rank 40 40 Bank of Communications Co Ltd , Shanghai , China *732,514 16.69% 9,830.98 31.12.11
No change in rank 41 41 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited , Hong Kong , Hong Kong *721,990 11.26% 3,887.11 31.12.11
No change in rank 42 42 Credit Suisse International , London , UK *712,409 23.37% 9,625.00 31.12.11
Rank up 43 45 Westpac Banking Corporation , Sydney , Australia *647,501 8.40% 24,592.79 30.09.11
Rank down 44 43 The Toronto-Dominion Bank , Toronto , Canada *686,497 10.78% 21,816.36 31.10.11
Rank up 45 50 The Bank of Nova Scotia , Toronto , Canada *667,844 12.39% 17,517.74 31.10.12
Rank up 46 51 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited , Docklands , Australia *664,865 6.27% 24,788.78 30.09.12
Rank down 47 44 Natixis , Paris , France *657,914 10.85% 6,391.08 31.12.11
No change in rank 48 - Postal Savings Bank of China Co Ltd, Beijing, China 655, 197 21.64% 6,513.11 31.12.11
Rank down 49 46 Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) , Frankfurt am Main , Germany *641,205 12.01% 4,276.27 31.12.11
Rank down 50 47 Standard Chartered PLC , London , UK *599,070 15.97% 1,192.00 31.12.11

 

* Figures are consolidated

2,362,977

* These bank rankings are compiled from balance sheet information included on Bankersalmanac.com available on 18 February 2013. The information available at this date is used to compile the full world and country rankings.