The Largest Banks in Germany

Following are the largest banks in Germany ranked by total assets. Deutsche Bank is the biggest German bank with assets of over €1.3 trillion. DZ Bank is the second largest German bank by assets and the central institution for cooperative financial network. The top 10 banks in Germany hold combined assets of over €4.7 trillion.

Rank Bank Total Assets, EUR bn
1 Deutsche Bank AG 1,336.79
2 DZ Bank AG 628.397
3 KfW Group 554.600
4 Commerzbank AG 477.438
5 J.P. Morgan SE 435.829
6 Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg (LBBW) 324.174
7 HypoVereinsbank (UniCredit Bank AG) 318.006
8 Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB) 259.343
9 Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen 211.500
10 ING-DiBa AG * 190.183
11 NRW.BANK 159.898
12 DKB Deutsche Kreditbank ** 121.035
13 Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord/LB) 109.325
14 DekaBank *** 104.544
15 Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank 97.437
16 L-Bank **** 93.200
17 Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall AG 85.599
18 DZ HYP AG ^ 77.224
19 Volkswagen Bank GmbH 61.225
20 Hamburger Sparkasse AG 57.006

Total assets as of December 31, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
* ING-DiBa AG is a subsidiary of ING Holding Deutschland GmbH.
** DKB Deutsche Kreditbank AG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BayernLB.
*** Data as of June 30, 2023
**** L-Bank's full name is Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg - Förderbank.
^ DZ HYP AG, based in Hamburg, is a leading German real estate bank and a major covered bond issuer.

Last updated October 1, 2024