- French bank BNP Paribas the largest bank in Europe based on assets, with a balance sheet total of €2,521 billion.
- France has four banks in the top 10 largest banks in Europe, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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For large banks, the balance sheet total is still a crucial indicator of how well a bank is doing—particularly amid the ongoing pandemic and resulting financial crisis.
With the 2021 edition of the 50 largest European banks published by S&P Global Market Intelligence, we get a good indication of each bank’s volume in terms of lending (i.e. mortgages, business loans) and assets.
With its total assets amounting to €2,521 billion, French bank BNP Paribas comes out on top as the largest in Europe by asset, followed by HSBC and Crédit Agricole.
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Here are the 50 Largest Banks in Europe (2020):
- BNP Paribas SA, France – €2,521.43 billion
- HSBC Holdings plc, UK – €2,439.55 billion
- Crédit Agricole Group, France – €2,241.39 billion
- Banco Santander SA, Spain – €1,508.26 billion
- Barclays plc, UK – €1,506.24 billion
- Société Générale SA, France – €1,461.95 billion
- Groupe BPCE, France – €1,445.71 billion
- Deutsche Bank AG, Germany – €1,325.26 billion
- Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Italy – €1,002.61 billion
- Lloyds Banking Group plc, UK – €972.45 billion
- ING Groep NV, Netherlands – €937.28 billion
- UniCredit SpA, Italy – €931.46 billion
- Crédit Mutuel Group, France – €930.92 billion
- UBS Group AG, Switzerland – €920.31 billion
- NatWest Group PLC, UK – €892.34 billion
- Credit Suisse Group AG, Switzerland – €744.57 billion
- La Banque Postale SA, France – €737.18 billion
- CaixaBank SA, Spain – €661.36 billion
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Spain – €650.54 billion
- Standard Chartered plc, UK – €645.05 billion
- Rabobank, Netherlands – €632.26 billion
- DZ Bank AG, Germany – €594.57 billion
- Nordea Bank AB, Sweden – €552.16 billion
- Danske Bank A/S, Denmark – €552.07 billion
- Commerzbank AG, Germany – €506.92 billion
- PAO Sberbank of Russia, Russia – €398.15 billion
- ABN AMRO Group NV, Netherlands – €395.62 billion
- KBC Group NV, Belgium – €320.74 billion
- Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Sweden – €312.09 billion
- Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Sweden – €302.65 billion
- Nationwide Building Society, UK – €285.97 billion
- DNB ASA, Norway – €278.40 billion
- Erste Group Bank AG, Austria – €277.39 billion
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Germany – €276.45 billion
- Swedbank AB, Sweden – €258.27 billion
- Bayerische Landesbank, Germany – €256.27 billion
- Raiffeisen Gruppe Switzerland, Switzerland – €239.92 billion
- Nykredit A/S, Denmark – €223.79 billion
- BFA Sociedad Tenedora de Acciones SAU, Spain – €220.73 billion
- Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, Germany – €219.32 billion
- Banco de Sabadell SA, Spain – €213.76 billion
- VTB Bank, Russia – €200.56 billion
- Belfius Banque SA, Belgium – €187.99 billion
- Banco BPM SpA, Italy – €183.69 billion
- Zürcher Kantonalbank, Switzerland – €174.05 billion
- Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Austria – €168.45 billion
- OP Financial Group, Finland – €160.21 billion
- Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, Italy – €150.36 billion
- Bank of Ireland Group PLC, Ireland – €133.75 billion
- Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, Germany – €126.49 billion
