In case you need a stretch goal for your 2006 business plan, here are the 20 largest banks in the world, ranked by assets (in US dollars on 31 Dec 2004). By country there are 4 U.S. banks, 3 UK, 3 Paris, 3 Tokyo, 2 Germany, 2 Amsterdam, 2 Swiss, and 1 Spain. The biggest bank outside North America, Europe or Japan is #53 National Australia Bank in Melbourne ($282 billion).
- UBS AG (Zurich): $1.53 trillion
- Citigroup (New York): $1.48 trillion
- Allianz AG (Munich): $1.36 trillion
- ING Group NV (Amsterdam): $1.36 trillion
- Mizuho Financial Group (Tokyo): $1.30 trillion
- HSBC Holdings PLC (London): $1.28 trillion
- Credit Agricole (Paris): $1.24 trillion
- BNP Paribas (Paris): $1.23 trillion
- JPMorgan Chase (New York): $1.16 trillion
- Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt): $1.14 trillion
- Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (Edinburgh): $1.12 trillion
- Bank of America (Charlotte): $1.11 trillion
- Barclays PLC (London): $992 billion
- Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group (Tokyo): $980 billion
- Credit Suisse Group (Zurich): $963 billion
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (Tokyo): $897 billion
- ABN Amro (Amsterdam): $829 billion
- Societe Generale (Paris): $819 billion
- Santander Central Hispano SA (Spain): $784 billion
- Morgan Stanley (New York): $775 billion
Reference: American Banker, 29 Sept 2005 for the 100th largest banks in the world
For the top 150 largest U.S. financial institutions, refer to the resources section of our main website.
—JB