Download SWIFT / BIC Bank Codes Database
Download the complete, structured directory of 53,522 active SWIFT/BIC codes across 204 countries. Updated for developer convenience under the MIT license.
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How to Cite This Dataset
If you redistribute or use this dataset in your projects or research, please link back to us using the following citation:
SWIFT/BIC Codes Registry Database. (2026). Retrieved from https://swiftbic.org/download/. Provenance attributions: open community compilation (2024 vintage, 49,877 records), Deutsche Bundesbank BLZ directory (2026-06-26, 3,060 records), SIX Interbank Clearing BC-ID registry (2026-06-26, 585 records).
Schema & Fields
Both files include the following structured fields:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
code |
String | ISO 9362 SWIFT/BIC code (8 or 11 characters) |
bank |
String | Official name of the financial institution |
city |
String | City where the branch is registered |
branch |
String | Specific branch name (empty for main office) |
country |
String | Full country name |
country_code |
String | 2-letter ISO 3166-1 country code (e.g. DE) |
source |
String | The primary provenance source representing this data point |
verified |
Boolean/String | Whether the routing code is verified active (True or yes) |
Honest Provenance & Attribution
The dataset redistributed here is compiled from an open community compilation (2024 vintage, 93.2% of total dataset), the Deutsche Bundesbank public Bankleitzahlen catalog (3,060 official German records, retrieved 2026-06-26), and the SIX Interbank Clearing registry (585 official Swiss/German records, retrieved 2026-06-26). See Data Sources for complete provenance details.
MIT License Data: Open community compilation (MIT, 2024 vintage) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "software"), to deal in the software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell