Los siguientes son los bancos más grandes del mundo. Los 10 bancos y 50 principales bancos son clasificadas por los activos totales. Banco Industrial y Comercial de China (ICBC) es actualmente el mayor banco del mundo, con activos de CNY17.542 billón (2,811,000,000,000 dólares EE.UU.). ICBC ocupó el sexto puesto en diciembre de 2011. HSBC Holdings es la segunda institución financiera más grande del mundo, con activos por más de $ 2,692,000,000,000. Deutsche Bank (DB) es el tercer mayor banco del mundo. DB también se encuentra entre las diez más grandes de activos y gestión de patrimonios a nivel mundial con más de $ 1.250 billones de dólares en activos bajo gestión. Los 10 bancos mantienen mayores de $ 25 billones de dólares en activos combinados
Rank
|
Banco
|
País
|
Total de Activos , US$b
|
Balance
|
1
|
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
(ICBC)
|
China
|
2,811.34
|
31.12.2012
|
2
|
HSBC Holdings
|
UK
|
2,692.54
|
31.12.2012
|
3
|
Deutsche Bank
|
Germany
|
2,665.40
|
31.12.2012
|
4
|
Crédit Agricole
Group
|
France
|
2,660.86
|
31.12.2012
|
5
|
Mitsubishi UFJ
Financial Group
|
Japan
|
2,594.82
|
31.12.2012
|
6
|
BNP Paribas
|
France
|
2,527.22
|
31.12.2012
|
7
|
Credit Agricole
SA
|
France
|
2,441.18
|
31.12.2012
|
8
|
Barclays PLC
|
UK
|
2,401.81
|
31.12.2012
|
9
|
JPMorgan Chase
& Co.
|
USA
|
2,359.14
|
31.12.2012
|
10
|
Japan Post Bank
|
Japan
|
2,291.35
|
31.12.2012
|
11
|
China
Construction Bank Corporation
|
China
|
2,239.31
|
31.12.2012
|
12
|
Bank of America
|
USA
|
2,209.97
|
31.12.2012
|
13
|
Agricultural Bank
of China
|
China
|
2,122.56
|
31.12.2012
|
14
|
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
|
UK
|
2,114.90
|
31.12.2012
|
15
|
Bank of China
|
China
|
2,032.22
|
31.12.2012
|
16
|
Mizuho Financial
Group
|
Japan
|
1,982.30
|
31.12.2012
|
17
|
Citigroup Inc
|
USA
|
1,864.66
|
31.12.2012
|
18
|
Banco Santander
|
Spain
|
1,682.30
|
31.12.2012
|
19
|
Societe Generale
|
France
|
1,657.21
|
31.12.2012
|
20
|
Sumitomo Mitsui
Financial Group
|
Japan
|
1,651.79
|
31.12.2012
|
21
|
ING Group
|
Netherlands
|
1,539.85
|
31.12.2012
|
22
|
Groupe BPCE
|
France
|
1,520.50
|
31.12.2012
|
23
|
Lloyds Banking
Group
|
UK
|
1,490.01
|
31.12.2012
|
24
|
Wells Fargo
|
USA
|
1,422.97
|
31.12.2012
|
25
|
UBS
|
Switzerland
|
1,380.13
|
31.12.2012
|
26
|
UniCredit S.p.A.
|
Italy
|
1,228.07
|
31.12.2012
|
27
|
China Development
Bank
|
China
|
1,209.97
|
31.03.2013
|
28
|
Credit Suisse
Group
|
Switzerland
|
1,013.02
|
31.12.2012
|
29
|
Rabobank Group
|
Netherlands
|
996.966
|
31.12.2012
|
30
|
Goldman Sachs
|
USA
|
938.555
|
31.12.2012
|
31
|
Norinchukin Bank
|
Japan
|
933.705
|
31.12.2012
|
32
|
Nordea Bank
|
Sweden
|
897.602
|
31.12.2012
|
33
|
Intesa Sanpaolo
|
Italy
|
892.371
|
31.12.2012
|
34
|
Bank of
Communications
|
China
|
845.120
|
31.12.2012
|
35
|
BBVA (Banco
Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria)
|
Spain
|
845.084
|
31.12.2012
|
36
|
Commerzbank
|
Germany
|
842.557
|
31.12.2012
|
37
|
Royal Bank of
Canada
|
Canada
|
842.048
|
31.01.2013
|
38
|
Toronto-Dominion
Bank
|
Canada
|
822.843
|
31.01.2013
|
39
|
National
Australia Bank
|
Australia
|
790.586
|
31.12.2012
|
40
|
Morgan Stanley
|
USA
|
780.960
|
31.12.2012
|
41
|
Commonwealth Bank
of Australia
|
Australia
|
748.013
|
31.12.2012
|
42
|
Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank)
|
Canada
|
740.285
|
31.01.2013
|
43
|
Westpac Banking
Corporation
|
Australia
|
702.562
|
31.12.2012
|
44
|
Natixis
|
France
|
700.106
|
31.12.2012
|
45
|
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
|
Australia
|
697.498
|
31.12.2012
|
46
|
KfW Bankengruppe
|
Germany
|
677.885
|
31.12.2012
|
47
|
Standard
Chartered
|
UK
|
636.518
|
31.12.2012
|
48
|
Danske Bank A/S
|
Denmark
|
619.071
|
31.12.2012
|
49
|
Banco do Brasil
S.A.
|
Brazil
|
563.494
|
31.12.2012
|
50
|
Bank of Montreal
(BMO)
|
Canada
|
545.154
|
31.01.2013
|
51
|
DZ Bank
|
Germany
|
539.552
|
31.12.2012
|
52
|
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel (BFCM
Group)
|
France
|
509.891
|
30.06.2012
|
53
|
Dexia SA
|
Belgium
|
473.314
|
31.12.2012
|
54
|
Landesbank
Baden-Wurttemberg (LBBW)
|
Germany
|
445.608
|
31.12.2012
|