Best Banks in the World - Credit Ratings

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Below is a list of the best banks in the world. The banks were selected based on credit ratings from the leading international rating agencies Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch.

Long-term Credit Ratings

Rank	Bank	Moody’s	Fitch	S & P's
1	KfW	Aaa	AAA	AAA
2	Zürcher Kantonalbank	Aaa	AAA	AAA
3	Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank	Aaa	AAA	AAA
4	L-Bank	Aaa	AAA	AAA
5	Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten	AAA	AA+	AA+
6	Nederlandse Waterschapsbank	Aaa	n/a	AA+
7	NRW.BANK	Aa1	AAA	AA-
8	Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations	Aa1	AA	AA
9	Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat	Aa2	n/a	AA+
10	TD Bank Group	Aa1	AA-	AA-
11	DBS Bank	Aa1	AA-	AA-
12	Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp	Aa1	AA-	AA-
13	United Overseas Bank	Aa1	AA-	AA-
14	Société de Financement Local	Aa2	AA-	AA
15	Banque Cantonale Vaudoise	Aa2	n/a	AA
16	Royal Bank of Canada	Aa3	AA	AA-
17	National Australia Bank	Aa2	AA-	AA-
18	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Aa2	AA-	AA-
19	ANZ Group	Aa2	AA-	AA-
20	Westpac Banking Corporation	Aa2	AA-	AA-
21	DZ Bank	Aa2	AA-	AA-
22	Svenska Handelsbanken	Aa2	AA-	AA-
23	Deutsche Apotheker-und Arztebank	Aa2	AA-	AA-
24	Pictet & Cie	Aa2	AA-	n/a
25	Rabobank	Aa2	AA-	A+
26	Nordea	Aa3	AA-	AA-
27	Bank of Nova Scotia	Aa2	AA-	A+
28	Hang Seng Bank	Aa2	A+	AA-
29	National Bank of Abu Dhabi	Aa3	AA-	AA-
30	AgriBank	Aa3	AA-	AA-
31	Caisse centrale Desjardins	Aa2	AA-	A+
32	Kiwibank	Aa3	AA	A+
33	China Development Bank	Aa3	A+	AA-
34	Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe	Aa2	A+	n/a
35	Bank of Montreal	Aa3	AA-	A+
36	Agricultural Development Bank of China	Aa3	A+	AA-
37	Export-Import Bank of China	Aa3	A+	AA-
38	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	Aa3	AA-	A+
39	DNB	Aa2	n/a	A+
40	Korea Development Bank	Aa3	AA-	A+
41	HSBC France	A1	AA-	AA-
42	Industrial Bank of Korea	Aa3	AA-	A+
43	Pohjola Bank	Aa3	A+	AA-
44	Qatar National Bank	Aa3	AA-	A+
45	CoBank	n/a	AA-	AA-
46	National Bank of Kuwait	Aa3	AA-	A+
47	Export-Import Bank of Korea	Aa3	AA-	A+
48	BancoEstado	Aa3	A+	AA-
49	LGT Bank	Aa2	n/a	A+
50	AgFirst	n/a	AA-	AA-

Updated on March 30, 2016.