Arab 100 1997: Good times hit the Gulf
Arab 100: Top 25 by return on assets
Arab 100: Top 25 by return on equity
Arab 100: Top 25 by total assets
Arab 100: Top 25 by net profit
Arab 100: The 25 worst performers
Arab 100: The 25 fastest-growing by increase in capital
| Rank | Rank | Country | Period ended | Total Capital ($m) | Capital growth (%) | Total Assets ($m) | Asset growth (%) | Net Profit ($m) | Profit growth (%) | Return on equity (%) | Return on assets (%) | |
| 1996 | 1995 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | National Commercial Bank | Saudi Arabia | 12/96 | 2,044,016 | 5.26 | 21,162,876 | 4.28 | 244,328 | 30.66 | 11.95 | 1.15 |
| 2 | 4 | Arab Banking Corporation | Bahrain | 12/96 | 1,971,000 | 8.65 | 22,988,000 | 8.10 | 162,000 | 8.72 | 8.22 | 0.70 |
| 3 | 3 | Riyad Bank | Saudi Arabia | 12/96 | 1,955,189 | 2.64 | 14,425,795 | -0.30 | 215,909 | 5.89 | 11.04 | 1.50 |
| 4 | 5 | Arab Bank Group | Jordan | 12/96 | 1,402,459 | 10. |
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