Below is a list of the largest banks in the world ranked by total annual assets 2018. For the seventh year in a row, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is the largest bank in the world with assets of 286,36 B Yuan (US $ 4 Trillion). It is also the world's largest bank by deposits, loans, number of customers and employees. Four of the top 5 largest banks are Chinese financial institutions. The top 10 banks hold combined assets of about $ 28,88 Trillion. The top 100 banks include 20 Chinese banks, 15 US banks, 6 UK banks, 6 French banks, 7 Japanese banks, 6 German banks, 6 Canadian banks, 5 South Korean banks, 5 Brazilian banks, 5 banks from Australia, 4 from Sweden, 3 from Italy, 5 from Spain, 3 from Netherlands, 3 from Singapore and 3 banks from Switzerland.

 
Asset Rank Bank (Group) (NYSE Index) Country Total Assets, US $B Balance Sheet
1 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) China 4,043.73 12/31/2018
2 China Construction Bank Corp. (CICHY) China 3,390.17 12/31/2018
3 Agricultural Bank of China (ACGBY) China 3,300.65 12/31/2018
4 Bank of China China 3,104.71 12/31/2018
5 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Japan 2,805.07 3/31/2019
6 JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM) USA 2,622.53 12/31/2018
7 HSBC Holdings (HSBC) UK 2,558.12 12/31/2018
8 Bank of America (BAC) USA 2,354.98 12/31/2018
9 China Development Bank (CDB) China 2,352.47 12/31/2018
10 BNP Paribas France 2,345.79 12/31/2018
11 Credit Agricole France 2,131.91 12/31/2018
12 Citigroup (C) USA 1,917.38 12/31/2018
13 Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) USA 1,895.88 12/31/2018
14 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) Japan 1,836.09 3/31/2019
15 Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) Japan 1,810.24 3/31/2019
16 Banco Santander (SAN) Spain 1,677.32 12/31/2018
17 Deutsche Bank (DB) Germany 1,549.58 12/31/2018
18 Societe Generale France 1,505.09 12/31/2018
19 Groupe BPCE France 1,464.28 12/31/2018
20 Barclays (BCS) UK 1,434.54 12/31/2018
21 Bank of Communications China 1,391.41 12/31/2018
22 Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) China 1,389.23 12/31/2018
23 ING Groep NV (ING) Netherlands 1,019.55 12/31/2018
24 Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) Canada 1,019.01 10/31/2018
25 Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Canada 1,018.88 10/31/2018
26 Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) UK 1,009.62 12/31/2018
27 China Merchants Bank China 984.777 12/31/2018
28 Credit Mutuel France 979.958 12/31/2018
29 Industrial Bank China 979.803 12/31/2018
30 UBS Group AG (UBS) Switzerland 958.489 12/31/2018
31 UniCredit Italy 955.711 12/31/2018
32 Norinchukin Bank Japan 955.228 3/31/2019
33 Goldman Sachs (GS) USA 931.798 12/31/2018
34 Shanghai Pudong Development Bank China 918.190 12/31/2018
35 Intesa Sanpaolo Italy 905.426 12/31/2018
36 China Citic Bank Corp. China 885.651 12/31/2018
37 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) UK 878.778 12/31/2018
38 China Minsheng Banking Corp. China 875.156 12/31/2018
39 Morgan Stanley (MS) USA 853.531 12/31/2018
40 Credit Suisse Group (CS) Switzerland 784.608 12/31/2018
41 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Spain 777.803 12/31/2018
42 Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Canada 762.208 10/31/2018
43 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Australia 722.344 6/30/2018
44 Standard Chartered Plc UK 688.762 12/31/2018
45 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) Australia 683.060 12/31/2018
46 Rabobank Group Netherlands 678.663 12/31/2018
47 European Investment Bank Luxembourg 637.424 12/31/2018
48 Westpac Banking Corp. (WBK) Australia 637.385 9/30/2018
49 China Everbright Bank China 636.106 12/31/2018
50 Nordea Bank Sweden 621.911 12/31/2018
51 DZ Bank AG Germany 593.289 12/31/2018
52 Bank of Montreal (BMO) Canada 591.182 12/31/2018
53 National Australia Bank (NAB) Australia 567.275 12/31/2018
54 KfW Group Germany 560.043 12/31/2018
55 Danske Bank Denmark 548.051 12/31/2018
56 State Bank of India India 537.336 12/31/2018
57 Resona Holdings Japan 534.377 12/31/2018
58 Commerzbank AG Germany 528.436 12/31/2018
59 Ping An Bank China 497.047 12/31/2018
60 Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) Italy 486.211 12/31/2018
61 U.S. Bancorp (USB) USA 467.374 12/31/2018
62 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) Canada 450.495 12/31/2018
63 Sberbank Russia 449.078 12/31/2018
64 CaixaBank Spain 442.218 12/31/2018
65 ABN AMRO Group NV Netherlands 436.125 12/31/2018
66 KB Financial Group (KB) South Korea 429.344 12/31/2018
67 Shinhan Financial Group (SHG) South Korea 411.451 12/31/2018
68 Nomura Holdings (NMR) Japan 408.877 12/31/2018
69 DBS Group Holdings Singapore 402.775 12/31/2018
70 Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ITUB) Brazil 399.907 12/31/2018
71 Hua Xia Bank China 389.805 12/31/2018
72 Shinkin Central Bank (SCB) Japan 386.807 12/31/2018
73 PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) USA 382.315 12/31/2018
74 Bank of Beijing China 374.102 12/31/2018
75 NongHyup Financial Group (NHFG) South Korea 373.016 12/31/2018
76 Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) USA 372.537 12/31/2018
77 Banco do Brasil SA Brazil 364.886 12/31/2018
78 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK) USA 362.873 12/31/2018
79 Hana Financial Group South Korea 344.673 12/31/2018
80 China Guangfa Bank (CGB) China 343.257 12/31/2018
81 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. (OCBC) Singapore 341.924 12/31/2018
82 Banco Bradesco SA (BBD) Brazil 331.486 12/31/2018
83 Svenska Handelsbanken Sweden 331.422 12/31/2018
84 Caixa Economica Federal Brazil 325.502 12/31/2018
85 KBC Group NV (KBC) Belgium 324.621 12/31/2018
86 Nationwide Building Society UK 302.446 12/31/2018
87 DnB ASA Norway 301.848 12/31/2018
88 Cathay Financial Holding Taiwan 301.207 12/31/2018
89 Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW) USA 296.501 12/31/2018
90 Bank of Shanghai China 294.862 12/31/2018
91 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) Sweden 285.723 12/31/2018
92 United Overseas Bank (UOB) Singapore 283.821 12/31/2018
93 La Banque Postale France 280.461 12/31/2018
94 Bank of Jiangsu China 280.031 12/31/2018
95 Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg (LBBW) Germany 275.656 12/31/2018
96 Erste Group Bank AG Austria 270.843 12/31/2018
97 Industrial Bank of Korea South Korea 259.179 12/31/2018
98 Banco Sabadell Spain 254.292 12/31/2018
99 Fubon Financial Holding Taiwan 251.931 12/31/2018
100 Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB) Germany 251.865 12/31/2018
101 Swedbank Sweden 249.953 12/31/2018
102 State Street Corp. (STT) USA 244.626 12/31/2018
103 China ZheShang Bank (CZBank) China 239.859 12/31/2018
104 Qatar National Bank Qatar 236.761 12/31/2018
105 Bankia SA Spain 234.734 12/31/2018
106 Raiffeisen Schweiz Switzerland 227.606 12/31/2018
107 BB&T Corp. (BBT) USA 225.697 12/31/2018
108 Suntrust Banks (STI) USA 215.543 12/31/2018
109 Nykredit Group Denmark 214.742 12/31/2018
110 Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) Brazil 206.656 12/31/2018
111 National Bank of Canada (NTIOF) Canada 197.443 12/31/2018
112 Belfius Banque SA Belgium 183.151 12/31/2018



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: October 20, 2019 
Source: Stock Market Data