Bank Atlas 1997: The World’s Top 50 Banks by Market Capitalization

Bank atlas 1997: The world's leading banks

Bank atlas 1997: The world’s leading banks

Rank 97 Bank Country Market capitalization ($m)
1 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Japan 85,372
2 HSBC Holdings UK 76,357
3 Lloyds TSB Group UK 54,453
4 Citicorp US 53,822
5 Sumitomo Bank Japan 41,944
6 Bankamerica US 41,344
7 Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Japan 41,131
8 Chase Manhattan US 40,363
9 Fuji Bank Japan 38,440
10 Sanwa Bank Japan 37,990
11 NationsBank US 34,625
12 Barclays UK 32,426
13 Industrial Bank of Japan Japan 30,077
14 Deutsche Bank Germany 29,142
15 Union Bank of Switzerland Switzerland 25,764
16 Wells Fargo Bank US 25,579
17 ABN Amro Holding Netherlands 25,168
18 First Union US 23,617
19 Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong 23,088
20 National Westminster Bank UK 22,430
21 Credit Suisse Group Switzerland 22,361
22 Abbey National UK 22,144
23 Sakura Bank Japan 21,229
24 National Australia Bank Australia 20,532
25 Norwest US 20,074
26 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Singapore 19,013
27 JP Morgan US 18,839
28 Swiss Bank Corporation Switzerland 18,679
29 First Chicago NBD Corp US 18,312
30 Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Japan 18,294
31 Banc One US 17,845
32 Tokai Bank Japan 16,890
33 Dresdner Bank Germany 16,609
34 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Spain 16,335
35 Standard Chartered UK 16,098
36 Asahi Bank Japan 16,006
37 Fleet Financial Group US 15,982
38 Bank of New York US 15,952
39 United Overseas Bank Singapore 14,706
40 Royal Bank of Canada Canada 13,430
41 Bangkok Bank Thailand 13,275
42 PNC Bank US 13,248
43 Banco Santander Spain 13,140
44 Development Bank of Singapore Singapore 12,779
45 First Bank System US 12,285
46 Sumitomo Trust & Banking Japan 11,760
47 Keycorp US 11,695
48 Commerzbank Germany 11,578
49 Malayan Banking Malaysia 11,464
50 Suntrust Banks US 11,457

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