The list of the largest banks in Europe according to Forbes (2015)

The list of the largest banks in Europe in 2015 is based on the Forbes Global 2000 rating and ranks open joint-stock banks by assets (according to the Forbes magazine methodology, only banks whose shares are freely traded on stock exchanges are taken into account) ^{[1] [2]} . Among the largest European banks dominated by financial institutions in the UK , France , Germany , Spain and Italy , followed by banks in the Netherlands , Switzerland and Sweden ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} . In 2016, the situation remained almost unchanged, and the largest banks, as before, were the leaders in the UK, France, Germany and Spain ^[7] .

In 2015, in the ranking of global banks in the world, Chinese financial institutions significantly replaced European banks. However, despite this, European banks still made up the largest geographical group among the 50 largest banks in the world. The presence on the list of European banks was significantly affected by the devaluation of the euro against the dollar by 10% during 2014, which reduced the assets of many banks in the eurozone , as well as the devaluation of the ruble and the reduction of trade between the European Union and Russia ^{[8] [9] [10]} . In addition, in 2015 in Europe the number of bank branches and bank employees decreased ^[11] .

Title	Location	Assets (billion dollars)	Number of employees (thousand people)
Hsbc	Great Britain , London	2 634	257.6
Bnp paribas	France , Paris	2,514	187.9
Barclays	Great Britain , London	2 117	132.3
Deutsche bank	Germany , Frankfurt	2,068	98.1
Crédit agricole	France , Montrouge	1 923	72.6
Royal bank of scotland	Great Britain , Edinburgh	1,638	108.7
Société Générale	France , Paris	1,583	45.4
Grupo santander	Spain , Santander	1,532	185.4
Lloyds Banking Group	Great Britain , London	1,333	95.1
Ing groep	Netherlands , Amsterdam	1,196	68,4
Ubs	Switzerland , Zurich	1,069	60.1
UniCredit	Italy , Milan	1,021	129.0
Nordea	Sweden , Stockholm	810	29.4
Intesa sanpaolo	Italy , Turin	782	85.0
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	Spain , Bilbao	765	108.8
Standard chartered	Great Britain , London	726	90.9
Natixis	France , Paris	714	20.3
Commerzbank	Germany , Frankfurt	686	50,0
Danske bank	Denmark , Copenhagen	561	14.0
Sberbank of Russia	Russia , Moscow	420	329.6
Caixabank	Spain , Barcelona	410	31,2
Svenska handelsbanken	Sweden , Stockholm	360	11.7
DNB ASA	Norway , Oslo	353	12.1
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken	Sweden , Stockholm	337	16.7
KBC Group	Belgium , Brussels	318	36.3
Dexia	Belgium , Brussels	299	35.5
Crédit Industriel et Commercial	France , Paris	297	29.1
Bankia	Spain , Valencia	283	14,4
Swedbank	Sweden , Stockholm	271	15.4
Erste bank	Austria , Vienna	237	46.1
Monte dei paschi di siena	Italy , Siena	222	26.5
VTB Bank	Russia , St. Petersburg	203	101.1
Banco sabadell	Spain , Sabadell	198	17.5
Banco Popular Español	Spain , Madrid	195	15.3
Bank of ireland	Ireland , Dublin	157	11.1
Banco popolare	Italy , Verona	149	17.6
Raiffeisen zentralbank	Austria , Vienna	147	52.0
UBI Banca	Italy , Bergamo	147	17.6
National Bank of Greece	Greece , Athens	140	34.6
Allied irish banks	Ireland , Dublin	130	11.0
Bank of greece	Greece , Athens	125	7.0
Espírito Santo Financial Group	Luxembourg , Luxembourg	119	12.3
Piraeus bank	Greece , Athens	108	21,2
Banque nationale de Belgique	Belgium , Brussels	107	2,3
Banco Comercial Português	Portugal , Porto	92	17.9
Eurobank ergasias	Greece , Athens	91	18.5
Jyske bank	Denmark , Silkeborg	88	4.1
Alpha bank	Greece , Athens	88	15,2
Mediobanca	Italy , Milan	85	3,7
Julius Baer Group	Switzerland , Zurich	83	5.2
Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna	Italy , Modena	73	11.8
PKO Bank Polski	Poland , Warsaw	70	29.0
Bankinter	Spain , Madrid	69	4.2
Banca popolare di milano	Italy , Milan	58	7.8
Liberbank	Spain , Madrid	52	5,4
Banco Português de Investimento	Portugal , Porto	52	8.6

In terms of market value, the largest banks in Europe in 2015 were HSBC , Grupo Santander , Lloyds Banking Group , BNP Paribas , UBS , Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria , Barclays , Intesa Sanpaolo , ING Groep and Nordea ^{[12] [13]} . For comparison, in 2014, the ten largest European banks by market capitalization included HSBC, Grupo Santander, Lloyds Banking Group, BNP Paribas, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, UBS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Allied Irish Banks, Barclays and Nordea ^[14] .

For comparison, in 2017, the largest banks in Europe by assets were HSBC ($ 2,374 billion), BNP Paribas ($ 2,190 billion), Crédit Agricole ($ 1,817 billion), Deutsche Bank ($ 1,676 billion). ), Barclays ($ 1,496 billion), Société Générale ($ 1,454 billion), Grupo Santander ($ 1,413 billion), Groupe BPCE ($ 1,302 billion), Lloyds Banking Group ($ 1,010 billion). ) and Royal Bank of Scotland ($ 986 billion). The depreciation of the euro and the pound caused by the British exit from the European Union ^{[15] [16]} had a negative impact on European banks.