TOP 200 BANKS IN CEE - 2022 EDITION

TOP 200 BANKS IN CEE - 2022 EDITION

About the report:

The report: TOP 200 BANKS IN CEE - 2022 EDITION is providing an overview of the most recent development on the CEE banking markets. Report gives information on the size and most recent growth of top 16 CEE banking markets. Finally it contains a league table of top 200 banks in CEE-16 ranked by their total asset value as of end of 2021 (unconsolidated figures)

Abstract:

Total banking assets in CEE16* topped EUR 1.7 trillion as of December 2021, growing at 11% YoY.

It has been a good time for most banks operating across Central and Eastern Europe recently. Despite continued COVID-19 related lockdowns and business disruptions, as well as in view of new regulatory and tax burdens, CEE banks seem to have coped well with all the headwinds.

All countries in the region had a positive contribution to this growth with leaders experiencing YoY growth rates of 14%+.

With € 138+ billion in assets, Austrian Erste Group remains at the top of regional players. KBC follows the suit with assets worth € 122 billion. Other groups with a market share of 5%+ include: UniCredit, PKO Bank Polski, OTP Bank and Raiffeisen. Overall top 10 largest groups control nearly 52% of regional bank assets.

*CEE16 include: Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and North Macedonia.