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).

1. UBS AG (Zurich): $1.53 trillion
2. Citigroup (New York): $1.48 trillion
3. Allianz AG (Munich): $1.36 trillion
4. ING Group NV (Amsterdam): $1.36 trillion
5. Mizuho Financial Group (Tokyo): $1.30 trillion
6. HSBC Holdings PLC (London): $1.28 trillion
7. Credit Agricole (Paris): $1.24 trillion
8. BNP Paribas (Paris): $1.23 trillion
9. JPMorgan Chase (New York): $1.16 trillion
10. Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt): $1.14 trillion
11. Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (Edinburgh): $1.12 trillion
12. Bank of America (Charlotte): $1.11 trillion
13. Barclays PLC (London): $992 billion
14. Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group (Tokyo): $980 billion
15. Credit Suisse Group (Zurich): $963 billion
16. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (Tokyo): $897 billion
17. ABN Amro (Amsterdam): $829 billion
18. Societe Generale (Paris): $819 billion
19. Santander Central Hispano SA (Spain): $784 billion
20. 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