Asia 100 1997: Waiting for the impact
| Rank | Bank | Location | Fiscal period | Share holders’ equity ($m) | Equity growth (%) | Total assets ($m) | Asset growth (%) | Net income ($m) | Income growth (%) | Return on equity (%) | $ rate differential (%) | |
| 97 | 96 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | DBS Bank | Singapore | 1996 | 4,963 | 13.42 | 39,818 | 13.32 | 479 | 12.79 | 9.65 | -1.03 |
| 2 | 3 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp | Singapore | 1996 | 4,363 | 19.57 | 36,808 | 13.32 | 509 | 17.19 | 11.68 | -1.03 |
| 3 | 2 | Bangkok Bank | Bangkok, Thailand | 1996 | 4,212 | 15.7 | 45,097 | 11.49 | 813 | 4.68 | 19.29 | 1.67 |
| 4 | 4 | United Overseas Bank | Singapore | 1996 | 3,694 | 15.85 | 32,724 | 12.92 | 528 | 12.45 | 14.28 | -1.03 |
| 5 | 6 | Thai Farmers Bank | Bangkok, Thailand | 1996 | 2,426 | 17.8 | 25,135 | 10.49 | 463 | 2.51 | 19.09 | 1.67 |
| 6 | 7 | Malayan Banking | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1996 | 2,411 | 19.3 | 37,749 | 15.19 | 449 | 25.81 | 18.63 | 2.3 |
| 7 | 5 | Overseas Union Bank | Singapore | 1996 | 2,344 | 9.49 | 23,969 | 30.93 | 228 | 20.23 | 9.73 | -1.03 |
| 8 | 8 | Krung Thai Bank | Bangkok, Thailand | 1996 | 1,978 | 12.76 | 27,545 | 11.96 | 404 | 1.6 | 20.42 | 1.67 |
| 9 | 9 | Siam Commercial Bank | Bangkok, Thailand | 1996 | 1,596 | 23.19 | 21,033 | 18.99 | 352 | 16.25 | 22.05 | 1.67 |
| 10 | 10 | Post Office Savings Bank of Singapore | Singapore | 1996 | 1,471 | 7.17 | 19,458 | 11.3 | 98 | 43.14 | 6.69 | -1.03 |
| 11 | 12 | Public Bank | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1996 | 1,262 | 29.19 | 14,316 | 9.17 | 220 | 31.59 | 17.43 | -0.5 |
| 12 | 20 | Bank Negara Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1996 | 1,223 | 78.44 | 14,856 | 8.43 | 144 | 22.65 | 11.78 | 1.73 |
| 13 | 16 | Bank of Ayudhya | Bangkok, Thailand | 1996 | 1,176 | 35.84 | 16,043 | 12.12 | 196 | 12.35 | 16.7 | 1.67 |
| 14 | 13 | Metropolitan Bank & Trust | Manila, Philippines | 1996 | 1,129 | 24.14 | 8,516 | 27.56 | 199 | 61.05 | 17.63 | 0.28 |
| 15 | 14 | Bank Bumiputra Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1996 | 1,085 | 22.09 | 17,964 | 21.46 | 196 | 11.61 | 18.1 | 0.06 |
| 16 | 17 | Keppel Bank of Singapore | Singapore | 1996 | 1,077 | 22.97 | 7,734 | 15 | 72 | 24.11 | 6.7 | -1.03 |
| 17 | 11 | First Bangkok City Bank | Bangkok, Thailand | 1996 | 1,044 | 5.33 | 9,575 | 15.69 | 179 | 29.44 | 17.14 | 1.67 |
| 18 | – | AMMB Holdings | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1997 | 1,022 | 38.12 | 17,528 | 42.8 | 271 | 69.51 | 26.51 | -2.28 |
| 19 | 18 | Thai Military Bank | Bangkok, Thailand | 1996 | 944 | 14.25 | 12,921 | 16.92 | 192 | 18.35 | 20.35 | 1.67 |
| 20 | 15 | Tat Lee Bank | Singapore | 1996 | 944 | 5.81 | 6,919 | 12.93 | 52 | 13.73 | 5.52 | -1.03 |
| 21 | – | Bank of the Philippine Islands | Manila, Philippines | 1996 | 796 | 33.19 | 6,665 | 17.93 | 153 | 44.3 | 19.18 | 0.28 |
| 22 | – | Bank Danamon Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1996 | 785 | 115.13 | 9,436 | 57.99 | 86 | 52.11 | 10.95 | 1.73 |
| 23 | 22 | Philippine National Bank | Manila, Philippines | 1996 | 771 | 29.99 | 7,491 | 17.78 | 178 | 124.5 | 23.05 | 0.28 |
| 24 | 19 | Bank Rakyat Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1996 | 771 | 10.35 | 14,656 | 20.46 | 103 | 36.78 | 13.31 | 1.73 |
| 25 | 25 | Commerce Asset Holding | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1996 | 769 | 37.31 | 7,230 | 6.99 | 125 | 44.53 | 16.23 | -0.5 |
