What are the safest banks in Europe in 2025?

Valerie Charoux
Oct 9, 2025
2 min read

Financial News Europe – Here are the Top 10 safest banks in Europe in 2025 and the Top 10 safest banks in the world in 2025, according to the Global Finance latest report published on October 8th, 2025:

Global Finance’s annual rankings of the World’s Safest Banks have been the trusted standard for more than three decades, and winners are selected through an evaluation of long-term foreign currency ratings from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch.

The Top 10 safest banks in Europe in 2025 are also the Top 10 safest banks in the world in 2025.

Here are the Top 10 safest banks in Europe in 2025 and the Top 10 safest banks in the world in 2025:

1 – KfW – Germany

KfW ranks No. 1 safest bank in Europe in 2025 and also No. 1 safest bank in the world in 2025.

2 - Zuercher Kantonalbank – Switzerland

Zuercher Kantonalbank ranks 2^nd safest bank in Europe in 2025 and also 2nd safest bank in the world in 2025.

3 - BNG Bank – Netherlands

BNG Bank ranks 3^rd safest bank in Europe in 2025 and also 3^rd safest bank in the world in 2025.

4 - Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank – Germany

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank ranks 4^th safest bank in Europe in 2025 and also 4th safest bank in the world in 2025.

5 - L-Bank – Germany

L-Bank ranks 5^th safest bank in Europe in 2025 and also 5^th safest bank in the world in 2025.

6 - Nederlandse Waterschapsbank – Netherlands

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank ranks 6^th safest bank in Europe in 2025 and also 6^th safest bank in the world in 2025.

7 – Kommunalbanken – Norway

Kommunalbanken ranks 7^th safest bank in Europe in 2025 and also 7^th safest bank in the world in 2025.

8 - Basler Kantonalbank – Switzerland

Basler Kantonalbank ranks 8^th safest bank in Europe in 2025 and also 8^th safest bank in the world in 2025.

9 - NRW.BANK – Germany

NRW.BANK ranks 9^th safest bank in Europe in 2025 and also 9^th safest bank in the world in 2025.

10 - Swedish Export Credit Corporation – Sweden

Swedish Export Credit Corporation ranks 10^th safest bank in Europe in 2025 and also 9^th safest bank in the world in 2025.