The Banker’s ‘Bank of the Year’ country awards reflect the best overall performance by banks over the period. The awards, decided by our global editorial team, assess not only the latest results and performance data provided by the banks but also assess strategic developments and overall achievements. This year, a record 510 banks entered from a record 138 countries.

AFGHANISTAN: Standard Chartered Bank Afghanistan

ALBANIA: Raiffeisen Bank

ANDORRA: Andbanc 

ARGENTINA: Banco Rio-Grupo Santander

ARMENIA: Converse Bank

AUSTRALIA: Macquarie Bank

AUSTRIA: Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich 

AZERBAIJAN: UniBank 

BAHAMAS: Bank of the Bahamas International

BAHRAIN: Gulf International Bank

BANGLADESH: Janata Bank

BARBADOS: Barbados National Bank

BELARUS: Priorbank

BELGIUM: KBC Group

BENIN: Bank of Africa Benin

BERMUDA: Butterfield Bank

BOLIVIA: Banco de Credito de Bolivia

BOSNIA&HERCEGOVINA: Raiffeisen Bank

BOTSWANA: Standard Chartered Bank Botswana

BRAZIL: Banco Bradesco

BRUNEI: Standard Chartered Bank Brunei

BULGARIA: Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria)

BURKINA FASO: Ecobank Burkina

CAMBODIA: Campu (Cambodian Public Bank)

CANADA: TD Bank Financial Group

CAYMAN ISLANDS: Cayman National Bank

CHILE: Banco de Chile

CHINA: China Construction Bank Corp (CCB)

COLOMBIA: BBVA Colombia

COSTA RICA: Banco Banex

COTE D'IVOIRE: Standard Chartered Bank COTE D'IVOIRE

CROATIA:Privredna Banka Zagreb

CUBA: Banco Popular de Ahorro

CYPRUS: Bank of Cyprus

CZECH REPUBLIC: Ceska Sporitelna

DENMARK: Danske Bank

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Banco Popular Dominicano

ECUADOR: Banco Bolivariano

EGYPT: HSBC Bank Egypt

EL SALVADOR: Banco Agricola

ESTONIA: Hansabank

ETHIOPIA: NIB International Bank

FINLAND: Sampo bank

FRANCE: Société Générale

GAMBIA: Trust Bank

GEORGIA: TBC Bank

GERMANY: DZ Bank

GHANA: Ghana Commercial Bank

GREECE: EFG Eurobank

GUATEMALA: Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala

GUINEA: International Commercial Bank

HONDURAS: Banco Ficohsa

HONG KONG: Hongkong&Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd

HUNGARY: OTP Bank

ICELAND: Kaupthing Bank

INDIA: ICICI Bank

INDONESIA: Bank Negara Indonesia

IRAN: Bank Keshavarzi

IRELAND: Bank of Ireland

ISRAEL: Bank Leumi 

ITALY: Unicredit

JAMAICA: ScotiaBank Jamaica

JAPAN: Mizuho Financial Group

JORDAN: Arab Bank Group

KAZAKHSTAN: JSC Bank TuranAlem

KENYA: Barclays Bank of Kenya

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait

KYRGYZSTAN: Demir Kyrgyz International Bank

LATVIA: Lateko Banka

LEBANON: Bank Audi

LESOTHO: Standard Bank Lesotho

LIBYA: Libyan Arab Foreign Bank

LITHUANIA: Hansabankas

LUXEMBOURG: Banque et Caisse d'Epargne

MACAU: Seng Heng Bank

MACEDONIA: Komercijalna Banka

MADAGASCAR: Bank of Africa Madagascar

MALAWI: First Merchant Bank

MALAYSIA: Public Bank

MALI: Ecobank Mali

MALTA: Bank of Valletta

MAURITIUS: HSBC 

MEXICO: Banorte

MOLDOVA: JSCD Moldindconbank

MONGOLIA: Khan Bank of Mongolia

MOROCCO: BMCE Bank

MOZAMBIQUE: Banco Internacional de Moçambique

NAMIBIA: Standard Bank Namibia

NEPAL: Nepal Investment Bank

NETHERLANDS: ING Group

NEW ZEALAND: ASB Bank

NIGERIA: Zenith Bank

NORWAY: DnB NOR

OMAN: BankMuscat

PAKISTAN: National Bank of Pakistan

PANAMA: Primer Banco del Istmo

PARAGUAY: BBVA Banco Paraguay

PERU: BBVA Banco Continental

PHILIPPINES: Bank of the Philippine Islands

POLAND: Bank BPH

PORTUGAL: Millennium BCP

PUERTO RICO: Santander Bancorp

QATAR: Qatar National Bank

ROMANIA: Banca Comerciala Romana

RUSSIA: Gazprombank

RWANDA:Bank of Commerce,Development&Industry

SAUDI ARABIA: Samba Financial Group

SERBIA&MONTENEGRO: Raiffeisenbank Beograd

SIERRA LEONE: Standard Chartered Bank Sierra Leone

SINGAPORE: DBS Bank

SLOVAKIA: Slovenska Sporitel’na

SLOVENIA: Nova Ljubljanska Banka

SOUTH AFRICA: Investec

SOUTH KOREA: Shinhan Bank

SPAIN: Grupo Santander

SRI LANKA: Commercial Bank of Ceylon

SUDAN: Omdurman National Bank

SWAZILAND: Standard Bank Swaziland

SWEDEN: Nordea

SWITZERLAND: UBS

TAIWAN: E.Sun Commercial Bank

TANZANIA: Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania

THAILAND: The Siam Commercial Bank

TRINIDAD&TOBAGO:First Citizens Bank

TUNISIA: Banque de Tunisie

TURKEY: Koc Financial Services

TURKMENISTAN: Turkmen Turkish Commercial Bank

UGANDA: Crane Bank

UKRAINE: Ukreximbank

United Arab Emirates: National Bank of Abu Dhabi

United Kingdom: Barclays

United States: Bank of America

URUGUAY: Banco de la Republica Oriental Del Uruguay

UZBEKISTAN: Asaka Bank

VENEZUELA: Banco Mercantil

VIETNAM: Asia Commercial Bank

ZAMBIA: Standard Chartered Bank Zambia

ZIMBABWE: Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe

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