IBAN format by country
Table of Contents
- Austria (20 characters)
- IBAN format: ATkk BBBB BCCC CCCC CCCC
- B = National bank code, C = Account number
- Belgium (16 characters)
- IBAN format: BEkk BBBC CCCC CCXX
- B = National bank code, C = Account number, X = National check digits
- France (27 characters)
- IBAN format: FRkk BBBB BGGG GGCC CCCC CCCC CXX
- B = National bank code, G = Branch code (fr: code guichet), C = Account number, X = National check digits (fr: clé RIB)
- Germany (22 characters)
- IBAN format: DEkk BBBB BBBB CCCC CCCC CC
- B = Bank and branch identifier (de: Bankleitzahl or BLZ), C = Account number
- Greece (27 characters)
- IBAN format: GRkk BBBS SSSC CCCC CCCC CCCC CCC
- B = National bank code, S = Branch code, C = Account number
- Ireland (22 characters)
- IBAN format: IEkk AAAA BBBB BBCC CCCC CC
- A = BIC bank code, B = Bank/branch code (sort code), C = Account number
- Italy (27 characters)
- IBAN format: ITkk XAAA AABB BBBC CCCC CCCC CCC
- X = Check character (CIN), A = National bank code (it: Associazione bancaria italiana or Codice ABI ), B = Branch code (it: Coordinate bancarie or CAB – Codice d’Avviamento Bancario), C = Account number
- Netherlands (18 characters)
- IBAN format: NLkk BBBB CCCC CCCC CC
- B = BIC Bank code, C = Account number
- Portugal (25 characters)
- IBAN format: PTkk BBBB SSSS CCCC CCCC CCCX X
- B = National bank code, B = Branch code, C = Account number, X = National check digit
- Spain (24 characters)
- IBAN format: ESkk BBBB GGGG XXCC CCCC CCCC
- B = National bank code, G = Branch code, X = Check digits, C = Account number
- Switzerland (21 characters)
- IBAN format: CHkk BBBB BCCC CCCC CCCC C
- B = National bank code, C = Account number
- United Kingdom (22 characters)
- IBAN format: GBkk BBBB SSSS SSCC CCCC CC
- B = BIC bank code, S = Bank and branch code (sort code), C = Account number