The Banks That Led Global Banking in 2025
Fifty-nine recognitions for the institutions that ended financial year 2025 with the strongest balance sheets, the highest returns and the most capital relative to their size, determined entirely from audited financial results for 2025.
Leaders in Every Region
Fifteen regional recognitions across three measures of performance, one for each measure in each of the five regions.
Americas
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Middle East & North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Strongest Bank in 41 Markets
The bank with the largest shareholders’ equity in each market where TGB’s coverage includes the country’s leading banking groups.
Americas 5
United StatesJPMorgan Chase
CanadaRoyal Bank of Canada
BrazilItaú Unibanco
ColombiaBancolombia
PeruCredicorpEurope 16
United KingdomHSBC Holdings
FranceCrédit Agricole Group
GermanyDeutsche Bank
ItalyUniCredit
SpainBanco Santander
NetherlandsRabobank
SwitzerlandUBS Group
SwedenSEB
DenmarkDanske Bank
NorwayDNB Bank
FinlandNordea
AustriaErste Group
IrelandAIB Group
PolandPKO Bank PolskiHungaryOTP BankTürkiyeT.C. Ziraat BankasıAsia-Pacific 9
ChinaICBC
JapanMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
IndiaState Bank of India
South KoreaKB Financial Group
AustraliaCommonwealth Bank of Australia
SingaporeDBS Group
MalaysiaMaybank
IndonesiaBank Rakyat Indonesia
PhilippinesBDO UnibankMiddle East & North Africa 7
Saudi ArabiaSaudi National Bank
UAEFirst Abu Dhabi Bank
QatarQNB Group
KuwaitKuwait Finance House
OmanBank Muscat
JordanArab Bank
MoroccoAttijariwafa BankSub-Saharan Africa 4
South AfricaStandard Bank Group
NigeriaZenith Bank
KenyaKCB Group
MauritiusMCB GroupHow the Recognitions Are Determined
The FY2025 Performance Recognitions are based on banks’ audited financial results for financial year 2025, compiled for the TGB Bank Rankings: 201 consolidated banking groups, each checked against its own annual report or regulatory filing and converted to US dollars at the exchange rate on the bank’s financial year-end. The results decide every recognition, and no bank can influence the outcome.
The Next Season Opens in 2027
Alongside these data-based recognitions, The Global Banker Awards open their inaugural season with six programmes, judged by our analysts and an Independent Panel of senior leaders and celebrated at the Awards Ceremony.