Leading banks in Poland Q4 2019, by total assets

As of December 31st, 2019, most banks in Poland saw the value of assets increase from their 2018 levels. Poland’s leading bank in terms of assets, PKO BP had assets valuing over 317 million zloty. Despite being one of the largest banks in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), PKO BP is still some way of from being one of Europe’s biggest banks.

Banking sector in Poland

Poland has the sixth largest banking population in Europe, with the second highest number of banks. The country also has the sixth highest banking sector employment in Europe (EU28). In 2017, the leading five banks in Poland accounted for almost 50 percent of the country's banking sector assets.

Poland’s rising economy

According to Eurostat and the European commission, Poland’s economy was one of the fastest growing in the European Union during 2017. The country has also shown a rise in online banking clients as well as mobile and other non-cash payments.