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 | 3 | HongkongBank | Hong Kong | 1996 | 13,360 | 20.85 | 167,378 | 10.42 | 2,920 | 14.51 | 21.86 | 0.04 |
| 2 | 1 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Beijing, China | 1996 | 11,346 | 1.56 | 437,392 | 16.8 | 700 | 24.44 | 6.17 | -0.23 |
| 3 | 2 | Bank of China | Beijing, China | 1996 | 9,974 | 13.42 | 292,554 | 7.38 | 1,067 | 22.36 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | Bank of Taiwan | Taipei, Taiwan | 1996 | 6,051 | 69.88 | 60,055 | 11.21 | 405 | -4.55 | 6.69 | 0.78 |
| 5 | 5 | China Construction Bank | Beijing, China | 1996 | 5,483 | 13.72 | 256,116 | 23.37 | 582 | -21.69 | 10.62 | -0.23 |
| 6 | 4 | Agricultural Bank of China | Beijing, China | 1996 | 5,080 | 3.38 | 176,779 | 19.17 | 254 | 8.72 | 5 | -0.23 |
| 7 | 7 | Korea Development Bank | Seoul, Korea | 1996 | 3,385 | 16.66 | 66,725 | 23.13 | 270 | -8.69 | 7.98 | 8.97 |
| 8 | 8 | Korea Exchange Bank | Seoul, Korea | 1996 | 2,907 | 8.15 | 62,571 | 13.38 | 175 | 13.24 | 6.03 | 8.97 |
| 9 | 11 | Bank of Communications | Shanghai, China | 1996 | 2,606 | 7.25 | 47,948 | 19.54 | 436 | -3.85 | 16.74 | -0.23 |
| 10 | 9 | Hanil Bank | Seoul, Korea | 1996 | 2,570 | 1.62 | 53,695 | 12.81 | 84 | -14.92 | 3.29 | 8.97 |
| 11 | 13 | Cho Hung Bank | Seoul, Korea | 1996 | 2,375 | 12.21 | 55,095 | 19.05 | 135 | -1.04 | 5.68 | 8.97 |
| 12 | 10 | Korea First Bank | Seoul, Korea | 1996 | 2,266 | -2.83 | 49,329 | 4.3 | -41 | 0.29 | -1.81 | 8.97 |
| 13 | 12 | Shinhan Bank | Seoul, Korea | 1996 | 2,244 | 7.09 | 39,705 | 16.06 | 174 | 2.58 | 7.77 | 8.97 |
| 14 | 14 | Land Bank of Taiwan | Taipei, Taiwan | 1996 | 2,158 | 8.25 | 41,082 | 11.04 | 227 | 1.2 | 10.51 | 6.55 |
| 15 | 15 | Commercial Bank of Korea | Seoul, Korea | 1996 | 2,026 | 8.96 | 47,411 | 11.74 | 140 | 23.95 | 6.93 | 8.97 |
| 16 | 17 | Kookmin Bank | Seoul, Korea | 1996 | 1,853 | 32.02 | 56,695 | 21.18 | 231 | 49.16 | 12.47 | 8.97 |
| 17 | 22 | Bank of East Asia | Hong Kong | 1996 | 1,511 | 15.29 | 14,616 | 21.5 | 243 | 14.52 | 16.08 | 0.04 |
| 18 | 18 | Korea Long-Term Credit Bank | Seoul, Korea | 1996 | 1,509 | 9.29 | 22,526 | -2.38 | 112 | 7.72 | 7.45 | 8.97 |
| 19 | 20 | First Commercial Bank | Taipei, Taiwan | 1996 | 1,497 | 10.15 | 32,817 | 8.47 | 205 | 8.05 | 13.68 | 6.55 |
| 20 | 19 | Hua Nan Commercial Bank | Taipei, Taiwan | 1996 | 1,488 | 7.38 | 32,227 | 8.94 | 181 | -7.72 | 12.17 | 6.55 |
| 21 | 16 | Seoulbank | Seoul, Korea | 1996 | 1,466 | -11.84 | 39,218 | 5.92 | -189 | -2441.18 | -12.87 | 8.97 |
| 22 | 21 | Chang Hwa Commercial Bank | Taichung, Taiwan | 1996 | 1,347 | 14.71 | 29,722 | 8.46 | 173 | 13.61 | 12.81 | 6.55 |
| 23 | 23 | Taiwan Cooperative Bank | Taipei, Taiwan | 1996 | 1,290 | 21.69 | 54,800 | -1.31 | 243 | 6.66 | 18.86 | 6.55 |
| 24 | – | Housing & Commercial Bank | Seoul, Korea | 1996 | 1,192 | 48.93 | 32,972 | 14.3 | 109 | 6.59 | 9.17 | 8.97 |
| 25 | – | Dao Heng Bank | Hong Kong | 1996 | 1,191 | 19.55 | 13,368 | 25.87 | 196 | 21.85 | 16.46 | 0.07 |
