Global Finance
Reveals the World’s 50 Biggest Banks 2012
China Breaks Into The Top Five
NEW YORK, August 27, 2012
Global Finance
reveals its annual listingof the World’s 50 Biggest Banks for 2012, as measured by total assets.
There is relative stability among the largest banks in the world as far as the total value of their assets.Deutsche Bank has jumped from second to take the lead -it is now the largestbank in the world, followed by HSBC and BNP Paribas.
China again has six banks in top 50-the largest group from any single country,and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China jumps from ninth to fourth-largest in the world. The US, UK, France and Germany each have five banks in the top 50.
The list will be published in the October issue of
Global Finance
magazine.
For editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, email:
afiano@gfmag.com
|
Rank |
Bank |
Country |
TotalAssets ($m) |
StatementDate |
| 1 | Deutsche Bank | Germany | 2,799,977 | 12/31/11 |
| 2 | HSBC | United Kingdom | 2,555,579 | 12/31/11 |
| 3 | BNP Paribas | France | 2,542,738 | 12/31/11 |
| 4 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | 2,456,287 | 12/31/11 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | Japan | 2,447,950 | 3/31/11 |
| 6 | Crdit Agricole | France | 2,431,796 | 12/31/11 |
| 7 | Barclays Group | United Kingdom | 2,417,327 | 12/31/11 |
| 8 | Royal Bank of Scotland | United Kingdom | 2,329,726 | 12/31/11 |
| 9 | JPMorgan Chase | United States | 2,265,792 | 12/31/11 |
| 10 | Bank of America | United States | 2,129,046 | 12/31/11 |
| 11 | China Construction Bank (CCB) | China | 1,949,213 | 12/31/11 |
| 12 | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | Japan | 1,890,219 | 3/31/11 |
| 13 | Bank of China | China | 1,877,514 | 12/31/11 |
| 14 | Citigroup | United States | 1,873,878 | 12/31/11 |
| 15 | Agricultural Bank of China | China | 1,853,313 | 12/31/11 |
| 16 | ING Group | Netherlands | 1,655,101 | 12/31/11 |
| 17 | Banco Santander | Spain | 1,619,259 | 12/31/11 |
| 18 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | Japan | 1,598,424 | 3/31/11 |
| 19 | Socit Gnrale | France | 1,528,492 | 12/31/11 |
| 20 | UBS | Switzerland | 1,508,302 | 12/31/11 |
| 21 | Lloyds Banking Group | United Kingdom | 1,500,535 | 12/31/11 |
| 22 | Groupe BPCE | France | 1,472,887 | 12/31/11 |
| 23 | Wells Fargo | United States | 1,313,867 | 12/31/11 |
| 24 | UniCredit | Italy | 1,199,079 | 12/31/11 |
| 25 | Credit Suisse | Switzerland | 1,115,065 | 12/31/11 |
| 26 | China Development Bank | China | 992,158 | 12/31/11 |
| 27 | Rabobank | Netherlands | 946,649 | 12/31/11 |
| 28 | Goldman Sachs | United States | 942,140 | 12/31/11 |
| 29 | Nordea | Sweden | 926,645 | 12/31/11 |
| 30 | Norinchukin Bank* | Japan | 908,793 | 9/30/11 |
| 31 | Commerzbank AG | Germany | 856,208 | 12/31/11 |
| 32 | Intesa Sanpaolo | Italy | 827,042 | 12/31/11 |
| 33 | Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) | Canada | 797,262 | 10/31/11 |
| 34 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) | Spain | 773,305 | 12/31/11 |
| 35 | National Australia Bank | Australia | 737,243 | 9/30/11 |
| 36 | TD Bank Group | Canada | 735,947 | 10/31/11 |
| 37 | Bank of Communications | China | 731,826 | 12/31/11 |
| 38 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Australia | 717,245 | 6/30/11 |
| 39 | Westpac | Australia | 655,544 | 9/30/11 |
| 40 | KfW | Germany | 640,209 | 12/31/11 |
| 41 | Standard Chartered Plc | United Kingdom | 599,070 | 12/31/11 |
| 42 | Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia) | Canada | 596,990 | 10/31/11 |
| 43 | Danske Bank | Denmark | 596,004 | 12/31/11 |
| 44 | ANZ Group | Australia | 581,463 | 9/30/11 |
| 45 | Dexia | Belgium | 534,039 | 12/31/11 |
| 46 | DZ Bank | Germany | 525,198 | 12/31/11 |
| 47 | Banco do Brasil S.A. | Brazil | 523,295 | 12/31/11 |
| 48 | Bank of Montreal (BMO) | Canada | 502,737 | 10/31/11 |
| 49 | Banque Fdrative du Crdit Mutuel | France | 494,501 | 12/31/11 |
| 50 | Landesbank Baden-Wrttemberg | Germany | 482,674 | 12/31/11 |
SOURCE: Fitch Solutions, except *Moodys Investor Service
