LISTING OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST BANKS and TABLE OF COUNTRY RANKINGS at the end of the article.
After four years as the largest bank in the world, Sumitomo Bank of Japanhas finally been knocked off the top spot in this year’s survey. Since itis the first major Japanese bank so far to announce provisions for bad debt,this is hardly surprising – it announced losses of $3.2 billion in 1995,the first Japanese bank ever to record a deficit. The slight fall in capital(0.42%) drops Sumitomo to sixth place in the rankings.
With the merger of Mitsubishi and Bank of Tokyo not taking effect untilApril 1 1996 (and thus too late for inclusion in our rankings), HSBC’s $26,665million equity figures put it in first place. The UK-based bank also madethe most profits last year with $3.8 billion, nearly a billion dollars morethan its nearest rival, Chase – newly formed from the merger of ChemicalBank and Chase Manhattan and now America’s largest bank.
A glance over the rest of the top 200 shows that the banking industry iscontinuing along a healthy path. All the top 10 have recorded market capitalof $20 billion or more, 21 banks made a profit of over $1 billion, and onlytwo banks reported a loss in 1995.
Another characteristic of the last 12 months has been mergers among severalof the top banks. In addition to the Chase-Chemical marriage, First Chicagoand NBD Corporation joined forces in the US and now stand at 42 in the worldrankings, five places behind the newly merged Lloyds and TSB bank groupin the UK. The equity of Halifax Building Society, also from the UK, soaredto $10.1 billion after its merger with Leeds Permanent Building Society.In Switzerland the rumours of a merger between UBS and CS Holding came tonothing, although a merger between two of the big three Swiss banks – SwissBank Corporation being the third – still cannot be ruled out. Undoubtedlymergers will continue to affect the rankings over the course of the next12 months.
This year, in conjunction with Eurastar (see methodology box), we have managedto expand our rankings to include a total of 1,249 banks from 134 countries- 23 more than last year. Countries being listed for the first time comefrom all continents. They including El Salvador, Macau, Mozambique and Angola,as well as former eastern bloc states such as Albania, Estonia, Armeniaand Belarus.
One country worthy of note is Portugal, whose banking industry has consolidatedinto several groupings. The main one is the Champalimaud group which comprisesBanco Totta & Acores, Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor and Credito PredialPortugues. Also, Banco Comercial Portugues has grouped with Banco Portuguesdo Atlantico, Banco Fomento & Exterior with Banco Borges & Irmao,and Banco Portugues do Investimento has teamed up with Banco Fonsecas &Burnay. Because most have yet to report their 1995 results, and becausenot all the groupings are mergers or takeovers, we have printed the banksaccording to last year’s tables.
The banking sector in Lebanon – one of the strongest before the civil warsand invasions of the last 20 years – is growing rapidly. The figures for1994 (the latest available) show the top four banks recording equity growthof over 100%, with that of Crédit Libanais at 366%. Assets have alsogrown significantly, although the gains have not been as dramatic as withequity.
In Mexico, by contrast, the 1995 figures indicate a general drop in equity,assets and profits as a result of the debt crisis that hit the country atthe beginning of last year. We rank our analysis by shareholder’s equity- measured in accordance with the tier one requirements laid down by theBank for International Settlements in Switzerland – because it is generallyregarded as a more reliable means of gauging a bank’s inherent strengththan assets.
But, as was mentioned in last year’s analysis, banks can be overcapitalized,and the growing trend to rectify this with share buy-backs might prove difficultto measure by our ranking method.
Five major banks have announced buy-back plans in the last year – BankAmerica,Citicorp, Wells Fargo and First Bank System in the US, and Barclays in theUK – yet all have seen a rise in market capitalization because stock marketstend to look favourably on those businesses which have learnt from the excessesof the 1980s and treat their capital with more caution.
Definitions Shareholders’ equity is the sum of the following, as applied by theregulatory authorities of each country: common stock, preferred stock, surplus/premium,statutory reserve, legal reserve, revaluation reserve, retained earnings,profit not distributed and minority interest. Treasury stock and dividendspayable are subtracted from the total. Subordinated debt and non-capitalreserves, such as untaxed reserves, are excluded.
Total assets are as reported in financial statements, net of contraaccounts.
Net income is as reported in financial statements, after taxes, whenpossible, and includes extraordinary items. In addition, net income is beforeuntaxed allocation to reserves, in line with the regulations in each country.
Return on equity is calculated using total capital funds, which inaddition to shareholders’ equity include for example qualified subordinateddebentures and reserve for loan loss.
The rankings in the Euromoney Bank Atlas were compiled from the Eurabankdatabase, as supplied by the Eurastar division of Sleigh Corporation, FranklinLakes, New Jersey, USA. For further information regarding the Eurabankdatabase, please call +1 201 405 1800.
All institutions whose primary business is taking deposits are eligiblefor inclusion. Figures are presented, where possible, in consolidated form,including data from non-banking activities. Banks which are owned by otherfinancial institutions are not listed separately, but are consolidated inthe parent’s figures. Banking groups are limited, however, to those organizationswhere the parent holds management control over the subsidiaries.
The information in the survey comes from either banks’ consolidated annualreports or a detailed questionnaire sent out by Euromoney in early April.
The world’s top 200 banks
| Rank | Rank | Bank | Fiscal | Shareholders’ | Equity | Total | Asset | Net | Profit | Return on | US$ |
| ’95 | 94 | period | equity | growth | assets | growth | profit | growth | average | differential | |
| ($m) | (%) | ($m) | (%) | ($m) | (%) | equity | (%) | ||||
| 1 | 2 | HSBC Holdings | 1995 | 26,665 | 19.98 | 351,568 | 11.65 | 3,818 | 19.01 | 15.62 | -0.8 |
| 2 | 10 | Mitsubishi Bank | 1995 | 23,589 | 38.23 | 589,847 | 29.24 | 392 | 6.36 | 1.93 | 15.48 |
| 3 | 3 | Dai-IchiKangyo Bank | 1995 | 22,951 | 15.09 | 605,390 | 13.96 | 313 | 169.46 | 1.46 | 15.48 |
| 4 | 4 | SanwaBank | 1995 | 22,772 | 15.76 | 606,823 | 16.46 | 246 | -44.77 | 1.16 | 15.48 |
| 5 | 5 | FujiBank | 1995 | 22,492 | 14.62 | 597,871 | 11.95 | 56 | -83.5 | 0.27 | 15.48 |
| 6 | 1 | SumitomoBank | 1995 | 22,145 | -0.42 | 596,573 | 13.05 | -3,178 | n/a | -14.32 | 15.48 |
| 7 | 7 | SakuraBank | 1995 | 21,597 | 15.42 | 583,615 | 12.3 | 246 | 41.14 | 1.22 | 15.48 |
| 8 | 14 | UnionBank of Switzerland | 1995 | 21,366 | 18.51 | 336,189 | 28.04 | 1,454 | 18.23 | 7.38 | 13.99 |
| 9 | 22 & 36 | Chase | 1995 | 20,836 | 10.9 | 303,989 | 6.52 | 2,959 | 19 | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | 9 | Crédit Agricole | 1995 | 20,671 | 16.94 | 386,385 | 17.74 | 1,378 | 22.1 | 7.19 | 9.1 |
| 11 | 6 | BankAmerica | 1995 | 20,222 | 7.05 | 232,446 | 7.88 | 2,664 | 22.43 | 13.62 | n/a |
| 12 | 8 | Citicorp | 1995 | 19,651 | 10.25 | 256,853 | 2.54 | 3,464 | 2.91 | 18.49 | n/a |
| 13 | 11 | Deutsche Bank | 1995 | 18,077 | 17.15 | 481,231 | 30.07 | 1,524 | 73.58 | 9.1 | 8.04 |
| 14 | 13 | Industrial Bank of Japan | 1995 | 15,912 | 16.22 | 457,201 | 11.05 | 347 | 62.72 | 2.34 | 15.48 |
| 15 | 28 | CSHolding | 1995 | 15,091 | 14.78 | 358,736 | 20.24 | 1,339 | 22.58 | 9.49 | 13.99 |
| 16 | 27 | NationalWestminster Bank | 1995 | 14,871 | 4.7 | 260,822 | 5.62 | 1,882 | 10.18 | 12.94 | -0.8 |
| 17 | 15 | Barclays | 1995 | 14,506 | 9.62 | 261,680 | 3.12 | 2,114 | 14.77 | 15.24 | -0.8 |
| 18 | 18 | NationsBank | 1995 | 12,800 | 16.25 | 187,298 | 10.43 | 1,950 | 15.38 | 16.38 | n/a |
| 19 | 16 | ABN Amro Holding | 1995 | 12,622 | 13.32 | 340,644 | 17.13 | 1,631 | 23.76 | 13.72 | 8.15 |
| 20 | 23 | Bankof Tokyo | 1995 | 12,589 | 18.1 | 299,646 | 10.26 | 448 | -9.43 | 3.85 | 15.48 |
| 21 | 20 | Long-Term Credit Bank Of Japan | 1995 | 12,499 | 14.25 | 381,624 | 22.08 | 78 | -75.5 | 0.67 | 15.48 |
| 22 | 21 | Tokai Bank | 1995 | 12,454 | 14.25 | 363,295 | 11.39 | 56 | -82.5 | 0.48 | 15.48 |
| 23 | 19 | Swiss Bank Corporation | 1995 | 12,262 | 1.61 | 250,567 | 54.85 | 915 | 48.01 | 7.52 | 13.99 |
| 24 | 39 | BanqueParibas | 1995 | 12,088 | 1.55 | 272,211 | 12.38 | -520 | -188.9 | -4.33 | 9.1 |
| 25 | 26 | Asahi Bank | 1995 | 12,029 | 15.8 | 314,103 | 14 | 190 | -6.52 | 1.7 | 15.48 |
| 26 | 33 | SociétéGénérale | 1994 | 11,568 | 17.61 | 278,013 | 6.84 | 720 | 17.5 | 6.72 | 10.26 |
| 27 | 31 | Rabobank Nederland | 1995 | 11,310 | 19.38 | 182,946 | 17.98 | 889 | 20.19 | 8.56 | 8.15 |
| 28 | 40 | Commerzbank | 1995 | 11,244 | 21.7 | 281,943 | 27.66 | 683 | 0.26 | 6.67 | 8.04 |
| 29 | 29 | Dresdner Bank | 1995 | 10,799 | 8.66 | 337,970 | 30.82 | 843 | 26.82 | 8.13 | 8.04 |
| 30 | 25 | Bank of China | 1994 | 10,482 | -18.76 | 245,742 | -26.77 | 991 | -53.34 | 8.48 | -31.33 |
| 31 | 20 | JP Morgan | 1995 | 10,450 | 9.22 | 184,879 | 19.34 | 1,295 | 6.58 | 12.94 | n/a |
| 32 | 12 | Industrial & CommercialBank of China | 1994 | 10,379 | -31.57 | 311,832 | -7.68 | 502 | -64.57 | 3.93 | -31.33 |
| 33 | 32 | Banque Nationale de Paris | 1995 | 10,378 | 9.96 | 325,247 | 1973 | 364 | 17.53 | 3.67 | 9.1 |
| 34 | 56 | Halifax Building Society | 1996 | 10,170 | 52.55 | 154,148 | 44.24 | 1,130 | 17.16 | 13.42 | 5.49 |
| 35 | 34 | Mitsubishi Trust &Banking | 1995 | 9,937 | 16.13 | 178,749 | 9.51 | 168 | -24.69 | 1.82 | 15.48 |
| 36 | 41 & 121 | Lloyds TSB Group | 1995 | 9,891 | -14.49 | 229,473 | 23.67 | 1,752 | 0.34 | 16.33 | -1.88 |
| 37 | 37 | Sumitomo Trust &Banking | 1995 | 9,612 | 14.55 | 175,012 | 16.36 | 56 | -71.13 | 0.62 | 15.48 |
| 38 | 45 | National Australia Bank | 1995 | 8,968 | 17.02 | 111,043 | 16.56 | 1,487 | 17.73 | 17.88 | 2.12 |
| 39 | 35 | Caisse des Dépôtset Consignations | 1994 | 8,920 | 13.37 | 122,742 | -7.07 | 432 | -8.88 | 5.14 | 10.26 |
| 40 | 17 | Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale | 1995 | 8,829 | 10.71 | 291,312 | 22.64 | 363 | 31.27 | 4.32 | 8.04 |
| 41 | 38 | Crédit Lyonnais | 1995 | 8,727 | -1.27 | 339,391 | 3.5 | 3 | -100.1 | 0.03 | 9.1 |
| 42 | 76 | FirstChicago NBD Corp | 1995 | 8,452 | 156.74 | 122,002 | 158.97 | 1,150 | 116.16 | 19.58 | n/a |
| 43 | 24 | Caisses d’Epargne et Prévoyance -CEP | 1994 | 8,326 | 14.11 | 187,879 | 19.16 | 246 | -18.1 | 3.15 | 10.26 |
| 44 | 42 | BancOne | 1995 | 8,203 | 10.27 | 90,176 | 1.62 | 1,272 | 35.75 | 16.26 | n/a |
| 45 | 47 | Crédit Mutuel | 1995 | 7,834 | 19.89 | 105,305 | 20.76 | 349 | 14.03 | 4.86 | 9.1 |
| 46 | 96 | BancoSantander | 1995 | 7,737 | 15.97 | 135,672 | 18.84 | 618 | 16.32 | 8.58 | 8.56 |
| 47 | 44 | MitsuiTrust & Banking Company | 1995 | 7,721 | 15.15 | 154,691 | 3.38 | 78 | -10.18 | 1.09 | 15.48 |
| 48 | 50 | Daiwa Bank | 1995 | 7,352 | 14.43 | 204,956 | 15.09 | 22 | -82.23 | 0.32 | 15.48 |
| 49 | 46 | Bayerische Hypotheken-und Wechsel-Bank | 1995 | 7,318 | 11.75 | 208,275 | 17.11 | 472 | 41 | 6.8 | 8.04 |
| 50 | 94 | BancoBilbao Vizcaya | 1995 | 7,136 | 14.1 | 116,472 | 17.46 | 692 | 28.44 | 10.34 | 8.56 |
| 51 | 43 | Cariplo- Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde | 1994 | 6,924 | 8.39 | 107,154 | 20.36 | 70 | -63.19 | 1.05 | 3.39 |
| 52 | 60 | ING Bank | 1995 | 6,829 | 26.95 | 154,050 | 22.9 | 674 | 25.55 | 11.05 | 8.15 |
| 53 | 48 | Royal Bank of Canada | 1995 | 6,801 | 5.03 | 136,666 | 5.87 | 939 | 7.72 | 14.15 | -0.22 |
| 54 | 49 | Banco do Brasil | 1994 | 6,800 | -25.2 | 85,827 | -14.45 | 129 | -76.46 | 1.62 | n/a |
| 55 | 67 | PNCBancorp Inc | 1995 | 6,728 | 40.34 | 72,452 | 14.85 | 448 | -20.85 | 7.78 | n/a |
| 56 | 66 | SanpaoloBank Holding | 1994 | 6,586 | 3.12 | 152,214 | 2.94 | 78 | 31.03 | 1.2 | 3.39 |
| 57 | 52 | CanadianImperial Bank of Commerce | 1995 | 6,495 | 2.3 | 133,386 | 18.41 | 755 | 13.79 | 11.76 | -0.22 |
| 58 | 53 | WestpacBanking Corporation | 1995 | 6,466 | 5.37 | 79,905 | 15.15 | 715 | 37.37 | 11.35 | 2.12 |
| 59 | 51 | Bancadi Roma | 1994 | 6,382 | 4.05 | 92,824 | 3.06 | 25 | -61.46 | 0.4 | 3.39 |
| 60 | 57 | NipponCredit Bank | 1995 | 6,367 | 14.08 | 195,254 | 17.09 | 90 | -45.65 | 1.5 | 15.48 |
| 61 | 112 | FleetFinancial Group | 1995 | 6,365 | 83.22 | 84,973 | 74.39 | 609 | -0.65 | 12.38 | n/a |
| 62 | 61 | Yasuda Trust & Banking | 1995 | 6,166 | 15.06 | 106,529 | 15.82 | 67 | 73.22 | 1.17 | 15.48 |
| 63 | 59 | First Union | 1995 | 6,153 | 13.99 | 96,740 | 25.13 | 1,013 | 9.51 | 17.54 | n/a |
| 64 | 62 | Abbey National | 1995 | 6,109 | 5.55 | 159,855 | 8.31 | 1,059 | 11.07 | 17.8 | -0.8 |
| 65 | 88 | Argentaria | 1995 | 6,032 | n/a | 107,606 | n/a | 610 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 66 | 63 | Bankgesellschaft Berlin | 1995 | 5,632 | 10.93 | 196,409 | 23.58 | 332 | 21.87 | 6.2 | 8.04 |
| 67 | 70 | Bank of Nova Scotia | 1995 | 5,546 | 15.9 | 109,532 | 10.48 | 652 | 81.34 | 12.62 | -0.22 |
| 68 | 71 | Bank of Yokohama | 1995 | 5,450 | 16.2 | 137,727 | 12.93 | 101 | 15.47 | 1.99 | 15.48 |
| 69 | 77 | ShokoChukin Bank | 1995 | 5,394 | 19.96 | 185,575 | 16.27 | 56 | -47.51 | 1.13 | 15.48 |
| 70 | 75 | Banca Commerciale Italiana | 1995 | 5,387 | 12.95 | 100,221 | 8.14 | 230 | 14.58 | 4.53 | 3.28 |
| 71 | 73 | Toyo Trust & Banking | 1995 | 5,360 | 15.72 | 90,930 | 18.74 | 78 | 61.67 | 1.57 | 15.48 |
| 72 | 65 | Bank of Montreal | 1995 | 5,355 | 7.2 | 112,989 | 9.64 | 734 | 19.25 | 14.18 | -0.22 |
| 73 | 91 | Norwest | 1995 | 5,313 | 38 | 72,134 | 21.61 | 956 | 19.5 | 20.87 | n/a |
| 74 | 58 | Agricultural Bank of China | 1994 | 5,304 | -2.2 | 148,349 | -18.56 | 62 | -86.81 | 1.16 | -31.33 |
| 75 | 64 | BankersTrust | 1995 | 5,303 | 4.02 | 104,002 | 7.2 | 215 | -65.04 | 4.13 | n/a |
| 76 | 79 | Bankof New York | 1995 | 5,232 | 21.79 | 53,720 | 9.9 | 914 | 21.87 | 19.19 | n/a |
| 77 | 69 | Keycorp | 1995 | 5,154 | 9.71 | 66,339 | -0.69 | 825 | -3.51 | 16.75 | n/a |
| 78 | 78 | BancoBradesco | 1995 | 5,083 | 7.76 | 33,774 | 33.44 | 555 | -0.92 | 11.33 | n/a |
| 79 | 74 | Australia and New Zealand Bank | 1995 | 5,048 | 5.65 | 85,003 | 10.69 | 794 | 30.7 | 16.17 | 2.12 |
| 80 | 100 | Credito Italiano | 1995 | 5,025 | 40.17 | 102,648 | 38.25 | 123 | 211.42 | 2.87 | 3.28 |
| 81 | 85 | Shizuoka Bank | 1995 | 4,892 | 20.26 | 85,157 | 14.71 | 248 | 15.62 | 5.54 | 15.48 |
| 82 | 92 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 1995 | 4,844 | 6.42 | 70,573 | 5.99 | 697 | 40.22 | 14.84 | -2.81 |
| 83 | 84 | Groupe des Banques Populaires | 1995 | 4,796 | 16.55 | 112,557 | 30.02 | 327 | 11.68 | 7.34 | 9.1 |
| 84 | 68 | IstitutoMobiliare Italiano | 1994 | 4,718 | 8.2 | 42,283 | -7.73 | 336 | 1.73 | 7.4 | 3.39 |
| 85 | 104 | NorinchukinBank | 1995 | 4,689 | 39.44 | 498,895 | 15.43 | 504 | 8.26 | 12.51 | 15.48 |
| 86 | 54 | People`sConstruction Bank of China | 1994 | 4,652 | -21.12 | 165,454 | -9.95 | 331 | -24.86 | 6.28 | -31.33 |
| 87 | 141 | Standard Chartered | 1995 | 4,638 | 16.58 | 60,348 | 12.89 | 701 | 39.25 | 16.26 | -0.8 |
| 88 | 80 | RoyalBank of Scotland | 1995 | 4,577 | 9.71 | 80,650 | 12.75 | 629 | 3.94 | 14.37 | 0.02 |
| 89 | 81 | BancaNazionale del Lavoro | 1995 | 4,528 | 7.82 | 107,694 | 9.8 | 71 | 67.64 | 1.62 | 3.28 |
| 90 | 86 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 1995 | 4,504 | 11.04 | 80,969 | 8.83 | 591 | 15.99 | 13.8 | -0.22 |
| 91 | 93 | Generale Bank | 1995 | 4,504 | 17.94 | 161,131 | 26.98 | 465 | 16.96 | 11.17 | 8.25 |
| 92 | – | Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank | 1994 | 4,356 | 19.16 | 160,230 | 25.02 | 90 | -72.38 | 2.26 | 11.46 |
| 93 | 97 | Chiba Bank | 1995 | 4,338 | 16.65 | 96,722 | 16.6 | 88 | -7.88 | 2.18 | 15.48 |
| 94 | 98 | Development Bank ofSingapore | 1995 | 4,331 | 18.02 | 34,778 | 12.42 | 421 | 15.29 | 10.52 | 3.28 |
| 96 | 87 | Montedei Paschi di Siena | 1995 | 4,313 | 6.55 | 85,848 | 2.19 | 118 | 359.84 | 2.82 | 3.28 |
| 95 | 82 | BancoCentral Hispanoamericano | 1995 | 4,310 | -6.77 | 92,428 | 15.77 | 0 | -100.00 | 0 | 8.56 |
| 97 | 101 | Suntrust Banks | 1995 | 4,270 | 23.66 | 46,472 | 9.26 | 566 | 8.22 | 14.66 | n/a |
| 98 | 160 | Sparbanken Sverige(Swedbank) | 1995 | 4,260 | 33.05 | 70,192 | 9.11 | 497 | -3.37 | 13.33 | 12.07 |
| 99 | 89 | Wells Fargo | 1995 | 4,229 | 2.4 | 49,092 | -5.98 | 1,588 | 87.04 | 38 | n/a |
| Rank | Rank | Bank | Fiscal | Shareholders’ | Equity | Total | Asset | Net | Profit | Return on | US$ |
| ’95 | 94 | period | equity | growth | assets | growth | profit | growth | average | differential | |
| ($m) | (%) | ($m) | (%) | ($m) | (%) | equity | (%) | ||||
| 100 | 106 | Den Danske Bank | 1995 | 4,165 | 24.72 | 70,319 | 26.5 | 654 | 387.8 | 17.44 | 9.68 |
| 101 | 103 | First Interstate Bancorp | 1995 | 4,154 | 20.9 | 58,071 | 4.05 | 885 | 20.74 | 23.32 | n/a |
| 102 | 99 | Hokkaido TakushokuBank | 1995 | 4,140 | 14.86 | 118,133 | 11.24 | 34 | -13.39 | 0.87 | 15.48 |
| 103 | 83 | MellonBank | 1995 | 4,030 | -2.54 | 40,734 | 5.21 | 691 | 59.22 | 16.93 | n/a |
| 104 | 138 | Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale | 1994 | 3,938 | 33.06 | 122,395 | 18.32 | 63 | -44.27 | 1.82 | 11.46 |
| 105 | 123 | Svenska Handelsbanken | 1995 | 3,904 | 27.71 | 71,538 | 31.52 | 636 | 97.28 | 18.26 | 12.07 |
| 106 | 95 | RafidainBank | 1992 | 3,770 | 6.35 | 84,785 | 53.01 | 891 | -13.71 | 24.36 | n/a |
| 107 | 110 | Wachovia Corp | 1995 | 3,753 | 14.77 | 44,964 | 14.79 | 598 | 11.78 | 17.03 | n/a |
| 108 | 114 | Bank of Boston Corporation | 1995 | 3,751 | 19.38 | 47,397 | 6.2 | 542 | 24.6 | 15.73 | n/a |
| 109 | 124 | Nykredit | 1995 | 3,748 | 21.52 | 71,886 | 14.25 | 355 | 328.92 | 10.38 | 9.68 |
| 110 | 119 | Banco Itau | 1995 | 3,733 | 15.3 | 25,193 | 34.25 | 384 | -4.59 | 11.03 | n/a |
| 111 | 118 | Skandinaviska EnskildaBanken | 1995 | 3,693 | 17.25 | 65,900 | 19.62 | 380 | n/a | 11.11 | 12.07 |
| 112 | 117 | Joyo Bank | 1995 | 3,636 | 17.13 | 84,708 | 20.13 | 97 | -2.31 | 2.87 | 15.48 |
| 113 | 122 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp | 1995 | 3,611 | 20.53 | 32,149 | 18.74 | 433 | -2 | 13.12 | 3.28 |
| 114 | 105 | Banque Indosuez | 1994 | 3,513 | 6.74 | 76,334 | 16.32 | -204 | -280.8 | -5.99 | 10.26 |
| 115 | 120 | Hokuriku Bank | 1995 | 3,501 | 15.89 | 87,928 | 14.43 | 51 | -21.73 | 1.55 | 15.48 |
| 116 | 107 | Bank of Taiwan | 1994 | 3,337 | 17.28 | 52,402 | 14.95 | 463 | 4.11 | 14.97 | 1.23 |
| 117 | 150 | Bank of Scotland | 1995 | 3,323 | 19.18 | 55,010 | 20.7 | 452 | 91.64 | 14.78 | 8.82 |
| 118 | 115 | Barnett Banks | 1995 | 3,271 | 4.37 | 41,631 | 0.83 | 533 | 9.45 | 16.64 | n/a |
| 119 | 143 | Nordbanken | 1995 | 3,186 | 18.77 | 50,930 | 9.9 | 772 | 91.7 | 26.3 | 12.07 |
| 120 | 139 | Nationwide Building Society | 1995 | 3,166 | 28.38 | 57,652 | 9.8 | 321 | 24.46 | 11.4 | 8.82 |
| 121 | 130 | Bank Austria | 1995 | 3,147 | 21.78 | 66,184 | 11.22 | 254 | 89.07 | 8.88 | 8.56 |
| 122 | 136 | Kredietbank | 1995 | 3,131 | 17.04 | 104,587 | 25.14 | 408 | 17.41 | 14.05 | 8.25 |
| 123 | 135 | Crédit Commercial de France | 1994 | 3,124 | 32.59 | 61,554 | 13.85 | 225 | 23.05 | 8.21 | 10.26 |
| 124 | 116 | Bangkok Bank | 1994 | 3,116 | 19.07 | 35,809 | 16.83 | 692 | 27.12 | 24.14 | 1.81 |
| 125 | 113 | Home Savings of America | 1995 | 3,107 | -1.83 | 51,175 | -4.54 | 70 | -7.89 | 2.23 | n/a |
| 126 | 126 | First Fidelity | 1995 | 3,084 | 7.31 | 35,366 | -2.34 | 420 | -6.46 | 14.1 | n/a |
| 127 | 111 | Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona | 1995 | 3,062 | -5.27 | 66,354 | 14.02 | 359 | 15.4 | 11.39 | 8.56 |
| 128 | – | Merita | 1995 | 3,035 | 92.41 | 63,938 | 99.99 | 14 | -105.5 | 0.59 | 8.82 |
| 129 | 134 | Ashikaga Bank | 1995 | 2,995 | 15.76 | 73,434 | 12.56 | 42 | 22.51 | 1.51 | 15.48 |
| 130 | 140 | Zenshinren Bank | 1995 | 2,932 | 18.65 | 173,535 | 27.26 | 134 | -1.02 | 4.97 | 15.48 |
| 131 | 165 | Boatmen`s Bancshares | 1995 | 2,930 | 33.12 | 33,704 | 16.51 | 419 | 18.03 | 16.33 | n/a |
| 132 | 174 | Korea Exchange Bank | 1995 | 2,927 | 23.31 | 70,259 | 27.69 | 138 | -8.67 | 5.21 | 1.57 |
| 133 | 133 | National City | 1995 | 2,920 | 12.26 | 36,199 | 12.72 | 465 | 8.39 | 16.84 | n/a |
| 134 | – | Banco Popular Espanol | 1995 | 2,917 | 19.71 | 27,565 | 11.85 | 474 | 14.23 | 17.7 | 8.56 |
| 135 | 144 | Caja de Madrid | 1995 | 2,906 | 17.27 | 40,261 | 15.26 | 284 | 14.19 | 10.56 | 8.56 |
| 136 | 127 | CA Banking Group | 1994 | 2,851 | 15.34 | 68,909 | 15.34 | 193 | 14 | 7.26 | 10.88 |
| 137 | 142 | First National Bank of Boston | 1995 | 2,825 | 16.11 | 40,274 | 9.18 | 341 | 6.23 | 12.97 | n/a |
| 138 | – | Zürcher Kantonalbank | 1995 | 2,814 | 3.8 | 48,703 | 16.67 | 128 | 22.31 | 4.63 | 13.99 |
| 139 | 152 | Hachijuni Bank | 1995 | 2,804 | 19.2 | 60,657 | 16.43 | 120 | 18.16 | 4.64 | 15.48 |
| 140 | 157 | Hanil Bank | 1995 | 2,797 | 4.17 | 58,267 | 20.82 | 106 | -41.75 | 3.86 | 1.57 |
| 141 | 145 | Bank of Fukuoka | 1995 | 2,795 | 15.96 | 70,562 | 11.17 | 45 | -20.16 | 1.73 | 15.48 |
| 142 | 128 | Mediobanca | 1995 | 2,749 | -1.89 | 17,625 | 1.13 | 95 | -30.52 | 3.41 | -3.17 |
| 143 | 155 | Banque Bruxelles Lambert | 1995 | 2,737 | 20.42 | 109,650 | 34.8 | 304 | 24.83 | 12.14 | 8.25 |
| 144 | 129 | Korea Development Bank | 1994 | 2,734 | 11.82 | 50,225 | 15.03 | 298 | 34.46 | 11.52 | 2.42 |
| 145 | 154 | First Bank System | 1995 | 2,725 | 19.78 | 33,874 | 29.2 | 569 | 35.48 | 22.76 | n/a |
| 146 | 161 | Unidanmark Group | 1995 | 2,722 | 22.26 | 46,013 | 25.98 | 379 | 343.38 | 15.32 | 9.68 |
| 147 | 179 | Allied Irish Banks | 1995 | 2,684 | 5.29 | 38,328 | 17.71 | 385 | 16.93 | 14.72 | 3.77 |
| 148 | 166 | Crédit Communal de Belgique | 1995 | 2,678 | 21.65 | 119,105 | 19.17 | 308 | 33.32 | 12.61 | 8.25 |
| 149 | 137 | United Overseas Bank | 1994 | 2,671 | 32.37 | 25,570 | 20.15 | 411 | 44.77 | 17.55 | 10.08 |
| 150 | 187 | BHF-Bank | 1995 | 2,662 | 17.73 | 45,290 | 20.72 | 130 | 14.15 | 5.3 | 8.04 |
| 151 | 172 | Stadshypotek | 1995 | 2,653 | 26.49 | 46,926 | 7.67 | 330 | 155.58 | 13.87 | 12.07 |
| 152 | 162 | Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg | 1995 | 2,640 | 19.57 | 78,599 | 22.61 | 255 | 67.81 | 10.5 | 8.04 |
| 153 | 168 | Banco Hipotecario Nacional | 1995 | 2,627 | 17.57 | 4,229 | 13.46 | 325 | n/a | 13.38 | -0.05 |
| 155 | 195 | US Bancorp | 1995 | 2,617 | 47.11 | 31,865 | 46.28 | 329 | 117.88 | 14.97 | n/a |
| 154 | 146 | Comerica | 1995 | 2,608 | 9.08 | 35,516 | 5.99 | 413 | 6.72 | 16.52 | n/a |
| 156 | 153 | Woolwich Building Society | 1995 | 2,607 | 13.97 | 43,408 | 3.34 | 343 | 12.43 | 14 | -0.8 |
| 157 | 171 | Chugoku Bank | 1995 | 2,593 | 22.19 | 52,083 | 17.45 | 157 | 32.25 | 6.65 | 15.48 |
| 158 | 167 | Gunma Bank | 1995 | 2,580 | 18.4 | 59,820 | 17.47 | 90 | 26.27 | 3.79 | 15.48 |
| 159 | 149 | Korea First Bank | 1995 | 2,540 | -7.11 | 58,303 | 6.94 | 44 | -67.72 | 1.66 | 1.57 |
| 160 | – | Deutsche Postbank | 1994 | 2,531 | n/a | 60,273 | n/a | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 161 | 164 | Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein Girozentrale | 1995 | 2,511 | 13.56 | 62,785 | 22.77 | 70 | 65.34 | 2.98 | 8.04 |
| 162 | 158 | Great Western Bank | 1995 | 2,501 | 10.91 | 42,008 | 5.82 | 92 | 15 | 3.87 | n/a |
| 163 | 151 | Alliance & Leicester Building Society | 1995 | 2,496 | 6.05 | 35,411 | 3.25 | 274 | -7.59 | 11.32 | -0.8 |
| 164 | – | Den Norske Bank | 1995 | 2,495 | 17.87 | 25,243 | 10.57 | 420 | 6.09 | 18.24 | 7.01 |
| 165 | 170 | Hiroshima Bank | 1995 | 2,492 | 15.88 | 72,021 | 13.58 | 44 | -12.27 | 1.88 | 15.48 |
| 166 | 169 | Chuo Trust & Banking | 1995 | 2,484 | 15.48 | 51,250 | 19.01 | 22 | 15.48 | 0.97 | 15.48 |
| 167 | – | SBT-Batif | 1994 | 1,672 | -29.4 | 9,524 | -23.88 | -70 | -6.03 | -3.47 | 10.26 |
| 169 | – | Landesbank Berlin-Girozentrale | 1994 | 2,463 | 16.25 | 73,494 | 18 | 264 | 34.87 | 11.53 | 11.46 |
| 168 | – | Deutsche Pfandbrief-und Hypothekenbk | 1995 | 2,410 | 26.75 | 105,487 | 35.44 | 98 | 8.81 | 4.56 | 8.04 |
| 170 | 147 | Corestates | 1994 | 2,389 | 21.95 | 29,487 | 24.6 | 245 | -22.22 | 11.27 | n/a |
| 171 | 163 | Cho Hung Bank | 1995 | 2,348 | 5.76 | 55,422 | 23.97 | 142 | -24.51 | 6.21 | 1.57 |
| 172 | – | Cassa di RisparmioAncona | 1994 | 2,325 | 19.22 | 25,947 | 27.99 | 57 | -51.16 | 2.68 | 3.39 |
| 173 | 188 | Shinhan Bank | 1995 | 2,296 | 24.61 | 38,135 | 30.62 | 179 | -10.07 | 8.66 | 1.57 |
| 174 | 186 | Yamaguchi Bank | 1995 | 2,276 | 20.56 | 50,026 | 16.65 | 112 | 0.97 | 5.38 | 15.48 |
| 175 | – | Bank Hapoalim | 1995 | 2,243 | 2.43 | 43,411 | -0.29 | 215 | 13.25 | 9.72 | -3.26 |
| 176 | 177 | Caixa Geral de Depositos | 1994 | 2,233 | 4.42 | 39,259 | 23.02 | 274 | 38.24 | 12.52 | 11.13 |
| 177 | – | Banco Espanol de Credito | 1995 | 2,191 | 2.74 | 42,099 | -3.45 | 0 | -100 | 0 | 8.56 |
| 178 | 125 | Banco di Napoli | 1994 | 2,186 | -20.69 | 62,926 | -2.35 | -700 | -781.5 | -28.31 | 3.39 |
| 179 | 178 | Banco Nacional De Mexico – Banamex | 1995 | 2,163 | 5.27 | 25,883 | -23.4 | 283 | 235.08 | 13.43 | -30.32 |
| 180 | – | Crediop -Credito per le Imprese e le Opere Pubbliche | 1994 | 2,138 | 4.95 | 30,035 | -2.18 | 92 | -22.33 | 4.41 | 3.39 |
| 181 | – | Overseas UnionBank | 1995 | 2,119 | 30.77 | 18,120 | 24.18 | 183 | 22.14 | 9.79 | 3.28 |
| 182 | 184 | Land Bank of Taiwan | 1995 | 2,114 | 10.68 | 39,537 | 6.8 | 226 | 1.53 | 11.25 | 2.24 |
| 183 | – | Malayan Banking Berhad | 1995 | 2,068 | 35.97 | 33,523 | 20.4 | 354 | 43.18 | 19.74 | 6.72 |
| 184 | – | Südwestdeutsche Landesbank | 1995 | 2,049 | 40.35 | 125,821 | 15.9 | 144 | 58.98 | 8.19 | 8.04 |
| 185 | – | Commercial Bank of Korea | 1995 | 2,025 | 7.97 | 49,601 | 17.38 | 116 | 185.68 | 5.95 | 1.57 |
| 186 | 180 | Bank of Communications | 1994 | 2,020 | -20.25 | 36,110 | 6.46 | 414 | -37.79 | 18.17 | -31.33 |
| 187 | 193 | Bank Leumi Le-Israel | 1995 | 2,012 | 13.77 | 36,116 | -3.01 | 131 | 10.79 | 6.95 | -3.26 |
| 188 | – | National Commercial Bank | 1994 | 2,011 | 8.33 | 18,549 | 4.12 | 160 | 19.09 | 8.27 | n/a |
| 189 | 173 | World Savings & Loans Association | 1995 | 1,984 | -5.07 | 30,443 | -1.88 | 81 | 52.83 | 3.98 | n/a |
| 190 | – | Bank NederlandseGemeenten | 1995 | 1,967 | 14.61 | 63,489 | 14.34 | 188 | 15 | 10.22 | 8.15 |
| 191 | – | Crédit Immobilier de France | 1994 | 1,958 | 19.6 | 24,550 | 11.38 | 153 | 6 | 8.53 | 10.26 |
| 192 | PargesaHolding | 1994 | 1,954 | 21.03 | 2,211 | 18.37 | 124 | 14.78 | 6.93 | 12.81 | |
| 193 | 183 | Leeds Permanent Building Society | 1994 | 1,943 | 21.8 | 32,573 | 10.59 | 259 | 35.03 | 14.64 | 4.57 |
| 194 | – | Crédit Foncier de France | 1994 | 1,927 | 29.76 | 70,498 | 9.62 | 51 | -41.34 | 3 | 10.26 |
| 195 | – | Banco de la NacionArgentina | 1995 | 1,917 | 1.27 | 12,783 | 0.91 | 22 | 83.33 | 1.15 | n/a |
| 196 | – | 77 Bank | 1995 | 1,911 | 21.78 | 49,989 | 20.16 | 121 | 35.54 | 6.95 | 15.48 |
| 197 | – | Riyad Bank | 1995 | 1,905 | 2.02 | 14,469 | 0.54 | 204 | 31.27 | 10.82 | n/a |
| 198 | – | Nanto Bank | 1995 | 1,904 | 17.67 | 40,714 | 17.16 | 55 | 129.38 | 3.13 | 15.48 |
| 199 | – | Hamburgische Landesbank Girozentrale | 1994 | 1,892 | 38.55 | 49,266 | 19.17 | 52 | 11.46 | 3.17 | 11.46 |
| 200 | – | Trust Company of Georgia | 1994 | 1,879 | n/a | 14,880 | n/a | 211 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
TABLE OF COUNTRY RANKINGS: THE EUROMONEY BANK ATLAS Euromoney world bank ranking 1996
(alphabetical listing)
Biggest banks by country (A to G)
Biggest banks by country (H to L)