What is an IBAN (International Bank Account Number)?

IBAN is a standard way of uniquely identifying an account for the purpose of improving the efficiency and speed of cross-border European Union payments. The length of IBAN can go up to 28 digits starting with a 2-letter country code, specific to each country.

IBAN Mandatory Countries for International Payments:

SWIFT Standards (IBAN Mandatory)	Format of Receiver Bank Account Number	Example of IBAN
Albania	IBAN-28 Alphanumeric Characters	AL47212110090000000235698741
Andorra	IBAN-24 Alphanumeric Characters	AD1200012030200359100100
Austria	IBAN-20 Alphanumeric Characters	AT611904300234573201
Azerbaijan	IBAN-28 Alphanumeric Characters	AZ21NABZ00000000137010001944
Bahrain	IBAN-22 Alphanumeric Characters	BH67BMAG00001299123456
Belarus	IBAN-28 Alphanumeric Characters	BY13NBRB3600900000002Z00AB00
Belgium	IBAN-28 Alphanumeric Characters	BE68539007547034
Bulgaria	IBAN-22 Alphanumeric Characters	BG80BNBG96611020345678
Croatia	IBAN-21 Alphanumeric Characters	HR1210010051863000160
Cyprus	IBAN-28 Alphanumeric Characters	CY17002001280000001200527600
Czech Republic	IBAN-24 Alphanumeric Characters	CZ6508000000192000145399
Denmark	IBAN-18 Alphanumeric Characters	DK5000400440116243
Estonia	IBAN-20 Alphanumeric Characters	EE382200221020145685
Faroe Islands	IBAN-18 Alphanumeric Characters	FO6264600001631634
Finland	IBAN-18 Alphanumeric Characters	FI2112345600000785
France	IBAN-27 Alphanumeric Characters	FR1420041010050500013M02606
French Guiana	IBAN-27 Alphanumeric Characters	FR1420041010050500013M02606
Germany	IBAN-22 Alphanumeric Characters	DE89370400440532013000
Georgia	IBAN-22 Alphanumeric Characters	GE29NB0000000101904917
Gibraltar	IBAN-23 Alphanumeric Characters	GI75NWBK000000007099453
Greece	IBAN-27 Alphanumeric Characters	GR1601101250000000012300695
Greenland	IBAN-27 Alphanumeric Characters	GL8964710001000206
Guadeloupe	IBAN-27 Alphanumeric Characters	FR1420041010050500013M02606
Guatemala	IBAN-28 Alphanumeric Characters	GT82TRAJ01020000001210029690
Hungary	IBAN-28 Alphanumeric Characters	HU42117730161111101800000000
Iceland	IBAN-26 Alphanumeric Characters	IS140159260076545510730339
Italy	IBAN-27 Alphanumeric Characters	IT60X0542811101000000123456
Jordan	IBAN-30 Alphanumeric Characters	JO94CBJO0010000000000131000302
Kuwait	IBAN-30 Alphanumeric Characters	KW81CBKU0000000000001234560101
Latvia	IBAN-21 Alphanumeric Characters	LV80BANK0000435195001
Lebanon	IBAN-28 Alphanumeric Characters	LB62099900000001001901229114
Liechtenstein	IBAN-21 Alphanumeric Characters	LI21088100002324013AA
Lithuania	IBAN-20 Alphanumeric Characters	LT121000011101001000
Luxembourg	IBAN-20 Alphanumeric Characters	LU280019400644750000
Malta	IBAN-31 Alphanumeric Characters	MT84MALT011000012345MTLCAST001S
Moldova	IBAN-24 Alphanumeric Characters	MD24AG000225100013104168
Netherlands	IBAN-18 Alphanumeric Characters	NL91ABNA0417164300
Norway	IBAN-15 Alphanumeric Characters	NO9386011117947
Pakistan	IBAN-24 Alphanumeric Characters	PK36SCBL0000001123456702
Poland	IBAN-28 Alphanumeric Characters	PL61109010140000071219812874
Portugal	IBAN-25 Alphanumeric Characters	PT50000201231234567890154
Qatar	IBAN-29 Alphanumeric Characters	QA58DOHB00001234567890ABCDEFG
Reunion	IBAN-27 Alphanumeric Characters	FR1420041010050500013M02606
Romania	IBAN-24 Alphanumeric Characters	RO49AAAA1B31007593840000
Saint Barthelemy	IBAN-31 Alphanumeric Characters	IBAN-31 Alphanumeric Characters
Saudi Arabia	IBAN-24 Alphanumeric Characters	SA7001002001230301000398
Slovakia	IBAN-24 Alphanumeric Characters	SK3112000000198742637541
Slovenia	IBAN-19 Alphanumeric Characters	SI56263300012039086
Spain	IBAN-24 Alphanumeric Characters	ES9121000418450200051332
Sweden	IBAN-24 Alphanumeric Characters	SE4550000000058398257466
Switzerland	IBAN-21 Alphanumeric Characters	CH9300762011623852957
Tunisia	IBAN-24 Alphanumeric Characters	TN5910006035183598478831
Turkey	IBAN-26 Alphanumeric Characters	TR330006100519786457841326
United Arab Emirates	IBAN-23 Alphanumeric Characters	AE070331234567890123456

Recommended IBAN for International payments	Format of Receiver Bank Account Number	Example of IBAN
Ireland	IBAN-22 Alphanumeric Characters	IE29AIBK93115212345678
United Kingdom	BAN-22 Alphanumeric Characters	GB29NWBK60161331926819

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