This is a list of banks in Africa, arranged by country in alphabetical order. Since comprehensive lists are available on a country-by-country basis, only the most important domestic banks are indicated for each country.

Algeria

  • Bank of Algeria
  • Banque Extérieure d'Algérie (BEA)
  • Banque Nationale d'Algérie (BNA)
  • Crédit Populaire d'Algérie (CPA)
  • Banque de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural (BADR)

Angola

  • Central Bank of Angola
  • Banco Angolano de Investimentos S.A. (BAI)
  • Banco do Comércio e Indústria
  • Banco de Desenvolvimento de Angola
  • Banco Económico
  • Banco de Poupança e Crédito

Benin

  • Banque Internationale pour l'Industrie et le Commerce

Botswana

  • Bank of Botswana
  • Bank Gaborone
  • First Capital Bank Botswana Limited
  • First National Bank of Botswana

Burkina Faso

  • Bank of Africa
  • Banque Atlantique
  • Ecobank
  • United Bank for Africa

Burundi

  • Bank of the Republic of Burundi
  • Banque Commerciale du Burundi (BANCOBU)
  • Banque de Gestion et de Financement (BGF)
  • Banque de Crédit de Bujumbura (BCB)
  • Banque Nationale de Développement Économique (BNDE)

Cameroon

  • Afriland First Bank
  • Commercial Bank of Cameroon
  • National Financial Credit Bank
  • Union Bank of Cameroon

Cape Verde

  • Bank of Cape Verde
  • Banco Caboverdiano de Negócios
  • Banco Comercial do Atlântico
  • Banco Interatlântico
  • Caixa Económica de Cabo Verde

Central African Republic

  • Banque Populaire Maroco-Centrafricaine

Chad

  • Commercial Bank Chad

Comoros

  • Central Bank of the Comoros
  • Banque de Développement des Comores (BDC)
  • Exim Bank Comoros

Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Central Bank of the Congo
  • Equity Banque Commerciale du Congo (heir to the Banque du Congo Belge)
  • Rawbank
  • Trust Merchant Bank (TMB)
  • FINCA International

Djibouti

  • Central Bank of Djibouti
  • Bank of Africa Mer Rouge (BOA)
  • Banque pour le Commerce et l'Industrie – Mer Rouge (BCIMR)
  • Banque de Dépôt et de Crédit Djibouti (BDCD)
  • Exim Bank Djibouti (EXIM)

Egypt

  • Central Bank of Egypt
  • Banque du Caire
  • Banque Misr
  • Commercial International Bank
  • National Bank of Egypt
  • QNB Al Ahli

Equatorial Guinea

  • Banco Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (BANGE)

Eritrea

  • Bank of Eritrea
  • Commercial Bank of Eritrea
  • Eritrean Investment and Development Bank
  • Housing and Commerce Bank

Eswatini

  • Central Bank of Eswatini
  • Eswatini Bank
  • First National Bank (South Africa)
  • Nedbank
  • Standard Bank

Ethiopia

  • National Bank of Ethiopia
  • Awash International Bank
  • Bank of Abyssinia
  • Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
  • Cooperative Bank of Oromia
  • Development Bank of Ethiopia
  • Enat Bank
  • Oromia International Bank
  • Wegagen Bank
  • Zemen Bank

Gabon

  • Banque Gabonaise de Développement
  • BGFIBank Group
  • Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie du Gabon (BICIG)
  • Union Gabonaise de Banque (UGB)

Gambia

  • Central Bank of The Gambia
  • Trust Bank Limited (Gambia)

Ghana

  • Bank of Ghana
  • Absa Bank Ghana (formerly Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited)
  • Ecobank Ghana
  • Ghana Commercial Bank

Guinea

  • Vista Bank Guinée, part of Vista Bank Group

Guinea-Bissau

  • Banco Da Africa Ocidental (BAO), part of Bank of Africa Group
  • Banco Da União (BDU)
  • Ecobank Guinée-Bissau, part of Ecobank Group

Ivory Coast

  • Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie de la Côte d'Ivoire (BICICI)
  • NSIA Banque Côte d'Ivoire (formerly BIAO)
  • Société Générale Côte d'Ivoire (SGCI)
  • Société Ivoirienne de Banque (SIB)

Kenya

  • Central Bank of Kenya
  • KCB Bank Kenya Limited
  • Equity Bank Kenya Limited
  • NCBA Bank Kenya
  • Co-operative Bank of Kenya
  • Absa Bank Kenya
  • Stanbic Bank Kenya Ltd, part of Standard Bank Group

Lesotho

  • Central Bank of Lesotho
  • First National Bank (South Africa)
  • Nedbank
  • Standard Bank

Liberia

  • Central Bank of Liberia
  • Liberian Bank for Development and Investment
  • First International Bank (Liberia)
  • International Bank

Libya

  • Central Bank of Libya
  • Agricultural Bank of Libya
  • Gumhouria Bank
  • Libyan Foreign Bank
  • National Commercial Bank
  • Sahara Bank
  • Wahda Bank
  • Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce

Madagascar

  • Central Bank of Madagascar
  • Banque Malgache de l'Océan Indien (BMOI)
  • BNI Madagascar
  • Caisse d’Epargne de Madagascar
  • Société Générale Madagasikara, undergoing purchase from Société Générale by BRED Banque populaire

Malawi

  • Reserve Bank of Malawi
  • CDH Investment Bank
  • FDH Bank
  • National Bank of Malawi
  • NBS Bank

Mali

  • Bank of Africa
  • Banque du Développement du Mali
  • Banque Malienne de Solidarité

Mauritania

  • Central Bank of Mauritania

Mauritius

  • Bank of Mauritius
  • AfrAsia Bank
  • Bank One Mauritius
  • MauBank
  • Mauritius Commercial Bank
  • State Bank of Mauritius

Morocco

  • Bank Al-Maghrib
  • Al Barid Bank
  • Attijariwafa Bank
  • Bank of Africa
  • BCP Group

Mozambique

  • Bank of Mozambique
  • Banco Nacional de Investimentos
  • MCB Group

Namibia

  • Bank of Namibia
  • Bank BIC
  • Bank Windhoek

Niger

  • Bank of Africa - Niger (BOA-Niger)
  • Banque Commerciale du Niger (BCN)
  • Banque de l'Habitat du Niger (BHN)
  • Banque Internationale pour l'Afrique au Niger (BIA-Niger)
  • Société Nigérienne de Banque (Sonibank)

Nigeria

  • Central Bank of Nigeria
  • Access Bank Group
  • Bank of Agriculture
  • Bank of Industry
  • First Bank of Nigeria
  • First City Monument Bank
  • Keystone Bank Limited
  • Sterling Bank (Nigeria)
  • Union Bank of Nigeria
  • United Bank for Africa

Republic of the Congo

  • Banque Commerciale Internationale (BCI)
  • Crédit du Congo (CDC)
  • La Congolaise de Banque (LCB)

Rwanda

  • National Bank of Rwanda
  • Rwanda Development Bank
  • Bank of Kigali
  • Banque Populaire du Rwanda SA
  • Commercial Bank of Rwanda
  • Housing Bank of Rwanda

São Tomé and Príncipe

  • Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Banco Internacional da Sao Tomé e Príncipe
  • Energy Bank Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

  • Banque Atlantique Senegal
  • Banque Régionale de Marchés (BRM)
  • CBAO Groupe Attijariwafa Bank
  • Société Générale de Banques au Sénégal

Seychelles

  • Central Bank of Seychelles
  • Seychelles International Mercantile Banking Corporation (SIMBC)
  • Seychelles Commercial Bank

Sierra Leone

  • Bank of Sierra Leone
  • First International Bank
  • Rokel Commercial Bank
  • Sierra Leone Commercial Bank
  • Union Trust Bank

Somalia

  • Central Bank of Somalia
  • International Bank of Somalia
  • Premier Bank
  • Salaam Somali Bank

South Africa

  • South African Reserve Bank
  • Absa Group
  • African Bank Limited
  • Capitec Bank
  • FirstRand Bank
  • Investec
  • Nedbank
  • Standard Bank
  • Development Bank of Southern Africa

Sudan

  • Central Bank of Sudan
  • Bank of Khartoum
  • National Bank of Sudan

South Sudan

  • Bank of South Sudan
  • Buffalo Commercial Bank
  • Equity Bank South Sudan
  • International Commercial Bank
  • Ivory Bank
  • Nile Commercial Bank

Tanzania

  • Bank of Tanzania
  • BancABC
  • CRDB Bank
  • Dar es Salaam Community Bank
  • Exim Bank (Tanzania)
  • FBME Bank
  • Mkombozi Commercial Bank
  • National Bank of Commerce (Tanzania)
  • People's Bank of Zanzibar
  • Zenith Bank

Togo

  • Banque Atlantique
  • Banque Internationale pour l'Afrique au Togo
  • Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce
  • Ecobank

Tunisia

  • Central Bank of Tunisia
  • Amen Bank
  • Attijari Bank
  • Banque de Tunisie
  • Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie
  • Banque Zitouna
  • Societe Tunisienne de Banque

Uganda

  • Bank of Uganda
  • Centenary Bank
  • East African Development Bank
  • Housing Finance Bank
  • Tropical Bank
  • Uganda Development Bank

Zambia

  • Bank of Zambia
  • Access Bank Zambia
  • Finance Bank Zambia Limited
  • First Alliance Bank Zambia Limited
  • Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank
  • Zambia National Commercial Bank

Zimbabwe

  • Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
  • CBZ Bank Limited
  • Peoples Own Savings Bank
  • Zb Bank

See also

  • List of largest banks in Africa

References

External links

  • Overview of Strengths of African Commercial Banks

10 Best Banks In South Africa Detailed Review Melting Pot Africa

Africa's top banks a dominant ‘Big Three’ EuroFinance The global

Visual Counting The Number of Commercial Banks in Africa Provisio

10 Biggest Banks in Africa by Assets Lists.ng

List of Top Banks in South Africa & Investment