Below is a list of the largest banks in the world ranked by total assets. For the third year in a row, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is the largest bank in the world with assets of CNY 20.610 trillion ($3.329 trillion). China Construction Bank (CCB) is the second largest bank in the word with assets of over $2.7 trillion. Four of the top 10 banks are Chinese financial institutions.
| Rank | Bank | Country | Total assets, US$b | Balance sheet |
| 1 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) | China | 3,328.48 | 12.31.2014 |
| 2 | China Construction Bank Corporation | China | 2,704.16 | 12.31.2014 |
| 3 | HSBC Holdings | UK | 2,634.14 | 12.31.2014 |
| 4 | Agricultural Bank of China | China | 2,579.81 | 12.31.2014 |
| 5 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | US | 2,573.13 | 12.31.2014 |
| 6 | BNP Paribas | France | 2,526.98 | 12.31.2014 |
| 7 | Bank of China | China | 2,463.08 | 12.31.2014 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | Japan | 2,337.04 | 12.31.2014 |
| 9 | Credit Agricole Group | France | 2,143.88 | 12.31.2014 |
| 10 | Barclays PLC | UK | 2,114.13 | 12.31.2014 |
| 11 | Bank of America | US | 2,104.53 | 12.31.2014 |
| 12 | Deutsche Bank | Germany | 2,078.13 | 12.31.2014 |
| 13 | Citigroup Inc | US | 1,842.53 | 12.31.2014 |
| 14 | Japan Post Bank | Japan | 1,736.34 | 12.31.2014 |
| 15 | Wells Fargo | US | 1,687.16 | 12.31.2014 |
| 16 | Mizuho Financial Group | Japan | 1,640.71 | 12.31.2014 |
| 17 | Royal Bank of Scotland Group | UK | 1,635.93 | 12.31.2014 |
| 18 | China Development Bank | China | 1,614.99 | 12.31.2014 |
| 19 | Societe Generale | France | 1,591.00 | 12.31.2014 |
| 20 | Banco Santander | Spain | 1,540.08 | 12.31.2014 |
| 21 | Groupe BPCE | France | 1,487.78 | 12.31.2014 |
| 22 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | Japan | 1,470.78 | 12.31.2014 |
| 23 | Lloyds Banking Group | UK | 1,330.99 | 12.31.2014 |
| 24 | UBS Group AG | Switzerland | 1,074.80 | 12.31.2014 |
| 25 | UniCredit S.p.A. | Italy | 1,026.74 | 12.31.2014 |
| 26 | Postal Savings Bank of China | China | 1,017.44 | 12.31.2014 |
| 27 | Bank of Communications | China | 1,012.32 | 12.31.2014 |
| 28 | ING Bank N.V. | Netherlands | 996.070 | 12.31.2014 |
| 29 | Credit Suisse Group | Switzerland | 932.140 | 12.31.2014 |
| 30 | Goldman Sachs Group | US | 856.240 | 12.31.2014 |
| 31 | Rabobank Group | Netherlands | 828.340 | 12.31.2014 |
| 32 | Toronto-Dominion Bank | Canada | 814.096 | 10.31.2014 |
| 33 | Nordea Bank | Sweden | 814.057 | 12.31.2014 |
| 34 | Royal Bank of Canada | Canada | 810.484 | 10.31.2014 |
| 35 | Morgan Stanley | US | 801.510 | 12.31.2014 |
| 36 | Norinchukin Bank | Japan | 797.943 | 12.31.2014 |
| 37 | Intesa Sanpaolo | Italy | 786.188 | 12.31.2014 |
| 38 | BBVA | Spain | 768.571 | 12.31.2014 |
| 39 | China Merchants Bank | China | 764.184 | 12.31.2014 |
| 40 | Standard Chartered Plc | UK | 725.914 | 12.31.2014 |
| 41 | National Australia Bank | Australia | 722.891 | 09.30.2014 |
| 42 | Industrial Bank Co. Ltd | China | 712.209 | 12.31.2014 |
| 43 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Australia | 696.222 | 12.31.2014 |
| 44 | Bank of Nova Scotia | Canada | 694.252 | 10.31.2014 |
| 45 | Commerzbank | Germany | 678.167 | 12.31.2014 |
| 46 | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank | China | 677.636 | 12.31.2014 |
| 47 | China CITIC Bank Corp | China | 668.413 | 12.31.2014 |
| 48 | China Minsheng Banking Corp | China | 648.439 | 12.31.2014 |
| 49 | CM11-CIC Group | France | 648.129 | 06.30.2014 |
| 50 | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group | Australia | 631.878 | 09.30.2014 |
| 51 | Westpac Banking Corp | Australia | 630.855 | 09.30.2014 |
| 52 | KfW Group | Germany | 594.846 | 12.31.2014 |
| 53 | Danske Bank | Denmark | 563.979 | 12.31.2014 |
| 54 | Banco do Brasil SA | Brazil | 541.611 | 12.31.2014 |
| 55 | Bank of Montreal | Canada | 507.255 | 10.31.2014 |
* The exchange rate on December 31, 2014