Asia 100 1999 - Cleaning the hives
Return of average equity change
| Rank | Company |
Current year (%) | Previous year (%) |
| 1 | Government Housing Bank | 47.3 | 35.9 |
| 2 | Macquarie Bank | 26.8 | 26.1 |
| 3 | Colonial State Bank / State Bank of NSW | 24.2 | 25.7 |
| 4 | Bank of Shanghai | 23.3 | 29.4 |
| 5 | Punjab National Bank | 20.8 | 31.9 |
| 6 | China Merchants Bank | 17.9 | 31.9 |
| 7 | Bank of the Philippine Islands | 17.6 | 20 |
| 8 | Bank of Taiwan | 17.6 | 7.4 |
| 9 | Bank of Western Australia | 17.2 | 15.7 |
| 10 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 16 | 15.3 |