THE WORLD'S BIGGEST BANKS 2008
| Rank |
Name
|
Country |
Fiscal Year |
Total Assets ($b) |
1
|
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
|
United Kingdom |
12/2007 |
3,807 |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
|
Germany |
12/2007 |
2,974 |
3
|
BNP Paribas
|
France |
12/2007 |
2,494 |
| 4 |
Barclays
|
United Kingdom |
12/2007 |
2,459 |
| 5 |
HSBC |
United Kingdom |
12/2007 |
2,354 |
| 6 |
Crédit Agricole |
France |
12/2007 |
2,268 |
| 7 |
Citi
|
United States |
12/2007 |
2,188 |
| 8 |
UBS
|
Switzerland |
12/2007 |
2,019 |
| 9 |
Bank of America
|
United States |
12/2007 |
1,716 |
| 10 |
Société Générale
|
France |
12/2007 |
1,578 |
| 11 |
JPMorgane Chase |
United States |
12/2007 |
1,562 |
| 12 |
Mizuho Financial group |
Japan |
03/2008 |
1,507 |
| 13 |
UniCredit |
Italy |
12/2007 |
1,504 |
| 14 |
ING |
Netherlands |
12/2007 |
1,463 |
| 15 |
Santander |
Spain |
12/2007 |
1,344 |
| 16 |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ |
Japan |
03/2008 |
1,337 |
| 17 |
HBOS |
United Kingdom |
12/2007 |
1,336 |
| 18 |
Credit Suisse Group |
Switzerland |
12/2007 |
1,209 |
| 19 |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China |
China |
12/2007 |
1,189 |
| 20 |
Fortis |
Belgium |
12/2007 |
1,129 |
| 21 |
Goldman Sachs Group |
United States |
11/2007 |
1,120 |
| 22 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group |
Japan |
03/2008 |
1,081 |
| 23 |
Morgan Stanley |
United States |
11/2007 |
1,045 |
| 24 |
Merril Lynch |
United States |
12/2007 |
1,020 |
| 25 |
Commerzbank |
Germany |
12/2007 |
908 |
| 26 |
China Construction Bank |
China |
12/2007 |
903 |
| 27 |
Dexia |
Belgium |
12/2007 |
890 |
| 28 |
Groupe Caisse d'Epargne |
France |
12/2007 |
885 |
| 29 |
Intesa Sanpaolo |
Italy |
12/2007 |
843 |
| 30 |
Rabobank Group |
Netherlands |
12/2007 |
840 |
| 31 |
Agricultural Bank of China |
China |
12/2007 |
828 |
| 32 |
Bank of China |
China |
12/2007 |
820 |
| 33 |
Wachovia |
United States |
12/2007 |
783 |
| 34 |
Natixis |
France |
12/2007 |
766 |
| 35 |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) |
Spain |
12/2007 |
739 |
| 36 |
Dresdner Bank |
Germany |
12/2007 |
736 |
| 37 |
Lloyds TBS Group |
United Kingdom |
12/2007 |
708 |
| 38 |
Dansk Bank |
Denmark |
12/2007 |
660 |
| 39 |
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg |
Germany |
12/2007 |
653 |
| 40 |
DZ Bank |
Germany |
12/2007 |
635 |
| 41 |
Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank |
Germany |
12/2007 |
621 |
| 42 |
Royal Bank of Canada |
Canada |
10/2007 |
620 |
| 43 |
Bayerische Landesbank
|
Germany |
12/2007 |
612 |
| 44 |
Norinchukin Bank |
Japan |
03/2008 |
611 |
| 45 |
Wells Fargo |
United States |
12/2007 |
575 |
| 46 |
Nordea Bank |
Sweden |
12/2007 |
573 |
| 47 |
KBC Group |
Belgium |
12/2007 |
523 |
| 48 |
KfW |
Germany |
12/2007 |
521 |
| 49 |
Groupe Banque Populaire |
France |
12/2007 |
514 |
| 50 |
National Australia Bank |
Australie |
09/2007 |
498 |
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