Below is a list of the largest banks in the People's Republic of China in terms of total assets. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is the largest bank in the country with assets of RMB 23.5 trillion (USD 3.6 trillion). ICBC, Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Agricultural Bank of China are the "Big Four" state-owned commercial banks.
| Rank | Bank | 06/2016 RMB m |
12/2015 RMB m |
12/2014 RMB m |
12/2013 RMB m |
12/2012 RMB m |
12/2011 RMB m |
12/2010 RMB m |
| 1 | ICBC | 23,524,327 | 22,209,780 | 20,609,953 | 18,917,752 | 17,542,217 | 15,476,868 | 13,458,622 |
| 2 | China Construction Bank | 19,760,148 | 18,349,489 | 16,744,093 | 15,363,210 | 13,972,828 | 12,281,834 | 10,810,317 |
| 3 | Agricultural Bank of China | 18,680,221 | 17,791,393 | 15,974,152 | 14,562,102 | 13,244,342 | 11,677,577 | 10,337,406 |
| 4 | Bank of China | 17,601,267 | 16,815,597 | 15,251,382 | 13,874,299 | 12,680,615 | 11,829,789 | 10,459,865 |
| 5 | China Development Bank | n/a | 12,619,022 | 10,316,354 | 8,197,200 | 7,534,900 | 6,251,506 | 5,111,087 |
| 6 | Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) | 7,974,475 | 7,296,364 | 6,298,325 | 5,574,451 | 4,915,338 | 4,120,000 | - |
| 7 | Bank of Communications | 7,956,322 | 7,155,362 | 6,268,299 | 5,960,937 | 5,273,379 | 4,611,177 | 3,951,593 |
| 8 | Industrial Bank Co Ltd | 5,709,692 | 5,298,880 | 4,406,399 | 3,678,304 | 3,250,975 | 2,408,798 | 1,849,673 |
| 9 | China Citic Bank Corp | 5,606,778 | 5,122,292 | 4,138,815 | 3,641,193 | 2,959,939 | 2,765,881 | 2,081,314 |
| 10 | China Merchants Bank | 5,537,298 | 5,474,978 | 4,731,829 | 4,016,399 | 3,408,099 | 2,794,971 | 2,402,507 |
| 11 | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank | 5,371,293 | 5,044,352 | 4,195,924 | 3,680,125 | 3,145,707 | 2,684,694 | 2,191,411 |
| 12 | China Minsheng Banking Corp | 5,250,162 | 4,520,688 | 4,015,136 | 3,226,210 | 3,212,001 | 2,229,064 | 1,823,737 |
| 13 | Agricultural Development Bank of China | n/a | 4,180,000 | n/a | 2,600,937 | 2,293,079 | 1,953,467 | 1,750,828 |
| 14 | China Everbright Bank | 3,764,912 | 3,167,710 | 2,737,010 | 2,415,086 | 2,279,295 | 1,733,346 | 1,483,950 |
| 15 | Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank) |
n/a | 2,833,473 | 2,367,765 | 1,884,867 | 1,558,933 | 1,199,055 | 887,077 |
| 16 | Ping An Bank Co | 2,800,983 | 2,507,149 | 2,186,459 | 1,891,741 | 1,606,537 | 1,258,177 | 727,207 |
| 17 | Huaxia Bank | 2,250,545 | 2,020,604 | 1,851,628 | 1,672,447 | 1,488,860 | 1,244,141 | 1,040,230 |
| 18 | Bank of Beijing | 1,971,408 | 1,844,909 | 1,524,437 | 1,336,764 | 1,119,969 | 956,499 | 733,211 |
| 19 | China Guangfa Bank | n/a | 1,836,587 | 1,648,056 | 1,469,850 | 1,168,150 | 918,982 | 814,390 |
| 20 | Bank of Shanghai | n/a | 1,449,140 | 1,187,452 | 977,722 | 816,904 | 655,800 | 566,775 |
| 21 | Bank of Jiangsu | 1,436,674 | 1,290,333 | 1,038,309 | 763,652 | 650,238 | 514,146 | - |
| 22 | China Zheshang Bank (CZB) | 1,181,634 | 1,031,650 | 669,957 | 488,117 | 393,839 | 301,858 | 217,312 |
| 23 | Bank of Nanjing | 1,015,249 | 805,020 | 573,150 | 434,057 | 343,792 | 281,792 | 221,493 |
| 24 | Shengjing Bank | 806,156 | 701,629 | 503,371 | 355,432 | 313,242 | 221,207 | - |
| 25 | ChongQing Rural Commercial Bank | 772,147 | 716,805 | 618,889 | 502,446 | 433,827 | 344,820 | 285,546 |