What Banks in Russia Were the Largest Lenders in 2017?

Based on a comparison of 19 banks in Russia in 2017, Sberbank was the largest lender, followed by VTB Bank and Gazprombank.

Sberbank loans reached RUB 18,488,100 mil, up 7.16% compared to the previous year. Historically, the bank’s loans reached an all time high of RUB 18,606,200 mil in 2015 and an all time low of RUB 158,644 mil in 1997.

Comparing Sberbank with its closest peers, VTB Bank customer loans amounted to RUB 8,793,400 mil, Gazprombank operated with RUB 3,580,500 mil loans and Russian Agricultural Bank had a loan portfolio of RUB 1,765,760 mil.

Russian banking sector provided total customer loans of CZK 48,542 bil in 2017, up 3.85% when compared to the last year. As a result, the top ranked company - Sberbank accounted for 38.1% of the sector’s loans in 2017. The top 3 companies held a 63.6% share while the five largest firms some 70.5% in 2017.

You can see all the banks loans on the Customer Loans indicator page or you can download a report on the Russian banks in the report section.