DATA REPORT · UPDATED 2026-10-13
Global SWIFT/BIC Code Statistics 2026
A reference snapshot of the global SWIFT/BIC code landscape, covering 204 countries and territories, 13,988 banks, 3,388 cities and 51,670 SWIFT/BIC codes.
Key findings
The United Kingdom has the largest number of SWIFT/BIC codes in this dataset, followed by Germany, the United States, India and Italy. The distribution reflects the concentration of international banking and payment infrastructure in major financial centers.
Individual bank institutions vary widely. Some global banks have hundreds of branch-level codes, while smaller local institutions may have only one code. This is why country totals alone do not fully describe cross-border payment routing.
Top countries by SWIFT/BIC code count
| Rank | Country | SWIFT codes | Banks | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom GB | 5,351 | 1,152 | 198 |
| 2 | Germany DE | 4,924 | 608 | 1,076 |
| 3 | United States US | 4,620 | 1,577 | 573 |
| 4 | India IN | 3,774 | 144 | 398 |
| 5 | Italy IT | 3,733 | 439 | 1,354 |
| 6 | China CN | 2,908 | 657 | 293 |
| 7 | France FR | 2,013 | 692 | 336 |
| 8 | Switzerland CH | 1,649 | 415 | 425 |
| 9 | Taiwan TW | 1,638 | 96 | 30 |
| 10 | Egypt EG | 1,381 | 54 | 100 |
| 11 | Netherlands NL | 1,280 | 254 | 47 |
| 12 | Bangladesh BD | 1,069 | 62 | 44 |
| 13 | Turkey TR | 868 | 84 | 89 |
| 14 | Austria AT | 772 | 135 | 335 |
| 15 | Luxembourg LU | 765 | 243 | 20 |
| 16 | Hong Kong HK | 661 | 380 | 25 |
| 17 | Vietnam VN | 635 | 95 | 98 |
| 18 | Spain ES | 614 | 275 | 109 |
| 19 | Ireland IE | 607 | 132 | 22 |
| 20 | Belgium BE | 604 | 192 | 56 |
What the data includes
The dataset contains bank identifiers, bank names, ISO country codes, cities, branch descriptions, addresses, postcodes and connection status where available. Records are normalized and deduplicated by SWIFT/BIC code. The full methodology and limitations are documented separately.
For payment decisions, users should always verify the latest code with the receiving bank. Bank mergers, branch changes and discontinued codes can make historical data obsolete.
Cite this report
SWIFT/BIC Code Statistics 2026, bicswiftcode.com. Updated 2026-10-13. Available at: https://bicswiftcode.com/en/data/global-swift-bic-statistics-2026/