List of largest banks in Latin America

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This is the list of the banks in Latin America, as measured by total assets. [1]

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By total assets

The list is based on the April 2023 S&P Global Market Intelligence report of the 50 largest banks in Latin America. [1]

RankBank nameTotal assets
(2023)
(US$ Billion)
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Itaú Unibanco 439.50
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Banco do Brasil 379.78
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Banco Bradesco 340.41
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Caixa Econômica Federal 300.63
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Santander Brasil 186.41
6 Flag of Mexico.svg BBVA México 158.31
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Banorte 106.12
8 Flag of Chile.svg Banco de Crédito e Inversiones 98.10
9 Flag of Mexico.svg Santander México 92.97
10 Flag of Chile.svg Santander Chile 87.74
11 Flag of Brazil.svg BTG Pactual 85.24
12 Flag of Mexico.svg Citibanamex 72.79
13 Flag of Colombia.svg Bancolombia 71.25
14 Flag of Chile.svg Banco de Chile 69.36
15 Flag of Chile.svg Banco del Estado de Chile 67.20
16 Flag of Colombia.svg Grupo Aval 60.99
17 Flag of Chile.svg Scotiabank Chile57.72
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Banco Safra 50.76
19 Flag of Peru.svg Banco de Crédito del Perú 50.11
20 Flag of Colombia.svg Grupo Bolívar41.96
21 Flag of Mexico.svg HSBC México 40.67
22 Flag of Mexico.svg Scotiabank México 38.85
23 Flag of Argentina.svg Banco de la Nación Argentina 33.42
24 Flag of Panama.svg BAC Panama 32.24
25 Flag of Mexico.svg Grupo Inbursa 30.41
26 Flag of Peru.svg Intercorp Perú29.27
27 Flag of Brazil.svg Banco Cooperativo Sicredi28.47
28 Flag of Brazil.svg Banco Citibank28.40
29 Flag of Peru.svg BBVA Perú 25.74
30 Flag of Panama.svg Bicapital Corp.24.29
31 Flag of Brazil.svg Banco Votorantim 23.03
32 Flag of Uruguay.svg Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay 22.00
33 Flag of Ecuador.svg Banco Pichincha 21.55
34 Flag of Brazil.svg Banrisul 21.50
35 Flag of Colombia.svg BBVA Colombia20.55
36 Flag of Panama.svg Promerica Financial Corp.19.82
37 Flag of Guatemala.svg Grupo Financiero BI19.24
38 Flag of Panama.svg Empresa General de Inversiones (EGI)19.17
39 Flag of Argentina.svg Grupo Financiero Galicia 19.11
40 Flag of Peru.svg Scotiabank Perú19.11
41 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg BanReservas18.46
42 Flag of Chile.svg Grupo Security17.43
43 Flag of Argentina.svg Banco Provincia 16.91
44 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Republic Financial 16.74
45 Flag of Mexico.svg BanBajío 15.92
46 Flag of Argentina.svg Santander Argentina 15.25
47 Flag of Panama.svg National Bank of Panama 14.60
48 Flag of Mexico.svg Banco Azteca 14.42
49 Flag of Jamaica.svg NCB Financial Group 13.89
50 Flag of Brazil.svg Daycoval 13.37

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References

  1. 1 2 Riordan, Darragh; Ramos, Marissa (April 26, 2023). "Latin America's 50 largest banks by assets, 2023". S&P Global Market Intelligence . Retrieved May 27, 2023.