Asian 100 Rank Location Fiscal period Shareholder equity ($m) Equity growth (%) Total assets ($m) Asset growth (%) Net income ($m) Income growth ROAE (%)
98 97 Bank
1 1 HongkongBank
Hong Kong
1997
14,347
7.54
190,479
13.96
3,024
3.7
21.9
2
2
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
China
1997
11,698
2.87
489,012
11.55
247
-64.8
2.1
3
3
Bank of China
China
1997
11,246
12.5
305,638
5.6
1,128
5.5
10.6
4
4
National Australia Bank
Australia
1997
9,056
0.5
131,266
16.58
1,599
5.6
17.7
5
8
China Construction Bank
China
1997
5,988
9.02
203,116
6.7
227
-61.1
4.0
6
5
Westpac Banking
Australia
1997
5,907
3.99
77,538
-2.35
931
13.9
16.1
7
6
Bank of Taiwan
Taiwan
1997
5,390
5.81
54,122
7.05
389
14.1
7.4
8
7
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
1997
5,236
-4.66
82,921
12.09
820
-3.6
15.3
9
10
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group
Australia
1997
5,034
10.37
89,400
9.34
743
-8.3
15.5
10
9
Agricultural Bank of China
China
1997
4,802
-5.69
190,095
7.29
64
-75.0
1.3
11
11
DBS Bank
Singapore
1997
4,325
4.31
38,885
16.89
260
-34.9
6.2
12
12
Oversea-Chinese Banking (OCBC)
Singapore
1997
3,852
5.68
34,272
11.45
350
-17.8
9.3
13
20
Malayan Banking (Maybank)
Malaysia
1997
3,357
40.85
43,741
17.23
544
22.5
19.0
14
14
United Overseas Bank (UOB)
Singapore
1997
3,335
8.03
29,461
7.76
306
-30.6
9.5
15
17
Bank of Communications
China
1997
2,824
8.1
54,319
13.04
344
-21.4
12.7
16
15
Korea Development Bank
Korea
1997
2,646
31.04
58,965
48.14
-108
-167.1
-4.6
17
45
St George Bank
Australia
1997
2,605
148.39
32,328
133.36
164
42.8
9.0
18
22
Overseas Union Bank (OUB)
Singapore
1997
2,473
26.27
23,226
15.98
158
-17.2
7.1
19
25
State Bank of India
India
1997
2,432
20.45
45,487
14.83
471
37.9
21.2
20
26
Land Bank of Taiwan
Taiwan
1997
2,295
7.06
42,215
4.17
233
0.1
10.5
21
13
Bangkok Bank
Thailand
1997
2,197
-3.76
29,904
22.33
89
-79.8
4.0
22
16
Korea Exchange Bank
Korea
1997
1,714
-1.19
46,236
23.87
-38
-136.6
-2.2
23
31
Bank of East Asia
Hong Kong
1997
1,713
13.52
17,247
18.17
269
10.8
16.7
24
34
Hua Nan Commercial Bank
Taiwan
1997
1,628
10.58
32,612
2.8
231
29.1
14.9
25
33
First Commercial Bank
Taiwan
1997
1,627
9.87
33,957
4.6
212
4.8
13.7
26
29
Kookmin Bank
Korea
1997
1,504
36.04
39,654
17.25
85
-38.2
6.5
27
37
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank
Taiwan
1997
1,463
9.83
30,880
5.03
191
12.0
13.7
28
38
Taiwan Cooperative Bank
Taiwan
1997
1,460
14.71
55,351
1.08
200
-18.6
14.7
29
42
Dao Heng Bank
Hong Kong
1997
1,365
14.73
16,198
21.26
272
39.2
21.3
30
24
Shinhan Bank
Korea
1997
1,336
-0.19
28,569
20.62
33
-67.8
2.5
31
18
Hanil Bank
Korea
1997
1,327
-13.46
36,750
14.73
-189
-474.9
-13.2
32
35
Post Bank of Singapore (POSBank)
Singapore
1997
1,325
7.81
16,887
3.88
99
20.4
7.8
33
Suncorp-Metway Bank
Australia
1997
1,294
329.81
14,828
180.32
112
259.7
14.0
34
50
Bank Bumiputra Malaysia
Malaysia
1996
1,293
16.55
22,071
20.06
184
-8.5
15.3
35
63
Taipeibank
Taiwan
1997
1,286
53.74
17,265
3.35
110
16.3
10.3
36
47
Taiwan Business Bank
Taiwan
1997
1,254
13.83
27,126
7.66
144
10.9
12.3
37
21
Cho Hung Bank
Korea
1997
1,242
-12.31
36,654
11.53
-206
-356.2
-15.5
38
19
Thai Farmers Bank
Thailand
1997
1,202
-8.56
16,786
23.21
17
-93.3
1.4
39
56
Nanyang Commercial Bank
Hong Kong
1997
1,142
13.17
10,244
8.28
195
15.5
18.1
40
44
International Commercial Bank of China
Taiwan
1997
1,129
14.23
18,159
8.16
163
15.9
15.4
41
27
Commercial Bank of Korea
Korea
1997
1,093
-9.53
31,600
11.73
-107
-228.4
-9.3
42
58
Chiao Tung Bank
Taiwan
1997
1,077
13.52
16,099
1.18
128
23.5
12.7
43
48
Chinatrust Commercial Bank
Taiwan
1997
1,056
13.77
16,525
31.34
151
66.3
15.2
44
46
Metropolitan Bank & Trust
Philippines
1997
1,011
30.34
6,835
22.06
135
3.2
15.1
45
39
Public Bank
Malaysia
1997
991
20.8
10,777
15.89
103
-28.1
11.4
46
61
Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank
China
1997
986
33.36
7,817
26.64
162
10.3
18.8
47
28
Krung Thai Bank
Thailand
1997
969
-9.62
16,480
10.37
4
-98.0
0.4
48
Sime Bank
Malaysia
1997
964
147.25
11,074
64.27
157
242.5
23.2
49
62
Kincheng Banking
China
1997
943
17.69
8,372
-8.08
142
28.1
16.3
50
51
Keppel Bank of Singapore
Singapore
1997
929
3.32
7,696
19.12
48
-19.9
5.3
51
32
Korea Long Term Credit Bank
Korea
1997
921
2.29
17,560
30.68
-33
-149.6
-3.7
52
41
Housing & Commercial Bank
Korea
1997
919
22.88
26,964
25.75
74
11.7
8.9
53
69
Po Sang Bank
Hong Kong
1997
912
16.85
5,798
-4.36
137
15.1
16.2
54
66
Shanghai Commercial Bank
China
1997
891
10.58
6,684
7.93
122
10.5
14.4
55
30
Siam Commercial Bank
Thailand
1997
883
9.68
15,120
32.67
68
-64.6
8.0
56
92
Colonial State Bank/State Bank of NSW
Australia
1997
880
92.15
11,608
6.69
114
129.9
17.1
57
China Merchants Bank
China
1997
876
22.57
14,378
28.6
235
18.5
29.5
58
64
Kwangtung Provincial Bank
China
1997
869
12.44
9,764
-2
96
-4.8
11.7
59
81
CITIC Industrial Bank
China
1997
841
26.61
15,196
15.78
166
28.9
22.0
60
65
Farmers Bank of China
Taiwan
1997
839
3.76
16,136
5.91
61
30.2
7.4
61
54
AMMB Holdings
Malaysia
1997
766
10.2
12,350
3.54
29
-84.5
3.9
62
72
Bank Rakyat Indonesia
Indonesia
1996
760
10.35
14,440
20.46
101
36.8
14.0
63
79
Wing Lung Bank
Hong Kong
1997
742
9.96
6,377
5.4
121
9.0
17.1
64
74
Bank Central Asia
Indonesia
1996
734
11.93
15,148
35.58
75
47.0
10.8
65
40
Bank Negara Indonesia (Bank BNI)
Indonesia
1997
697
12.76
12,296
63.91
68
-6.3
10.4
66
90
Liu Chong Hing Bank
Hong Kong
1997
685
17.66
4,123
17.07
79
10.2
12.5
67
96
Bank of Baroda
India
1997
674
33.99
11,606
21.79
116
65.9
19.7
68
Everbright Bank of China
China
1997
674
19.96
7,358
29.47
133
56.8
21.5
69
98
Hua Chiao Commercial Bank
Hong Kong
1997
649
20.32
5,561
14.07
116
17.0
19.5
70
89
National Commercial Bank
China
1997
641
15.71
6,502
16.34
87
17.9
14.6
71
83
Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia (BankExim)
Indonesia
1996
636
19.06
10,827
17.14
82
40.1
14.0
72
International Bank of Taipei
Taiwan
1997
620
17.72
7,613
5.6
93
9.8
16.3
73
67
Bank of the Philippine Islands
Philippines
1997
619
18.15
5,109
16.56
114
13.6
20.0
74
85
Taichung Business Bank
Taiwan
1997
618
16.12
7,028
5.98
86
15.4
14.9
75
86
RHB Bank
Malaysia
1996
615
15.39
9,650
29.57
104
24.5
18.1
76
Bank of India
India
1997
586
19.4
11,731
22.12
92
1.3
17.1
77
75
(PCI Bank)
Philippines
1997
577
20.24
3,612
15.23
92
20.9
17.5
78
70
Daegu Bank
Korea
1997
571
23.57
10,262
9.1
13
-71.5
2.5
79
93
Canara Bank
India
1996
570
6.1
9,930
14.58
41
-41.6
7.4
80
43
Bank of Ayudhya
Thailand
1997
555
-12.96
10,354
19.06
42
-61.0
7.0
81
Bank Internasional Indonesia
Indonesia
1997
550
103.98
5,311
39.48
53
-6.1
12.8
82
71
Philippine National Bank
Philippines
1997
548
8.08
6,080
23.43
28
-76.0
5.3
83
Fubon Commercial Bank
Taiwan
1997
544
38.93
4,956
42.97
51
163.8
10.9
84
57
Industrial Bank of Korea
Korea
1997
540
-6.36
30,720
17.95
-36
-198.8
-6.5
85
Wing Hang Bank
Hong Kong
1997
530
13.9
6,119
23.36
113
13.0
22.6
86
36
Seoulbank
Korea
1997
520
-40.56
24,292
3.84
-657
484.2
-94.3
87
Bank of Overseas Chinese (BOOC)
Taiwan
1997
518
55.82
7,196
34.45
36
1912.1
8.4
88
Bank Tabungan Negara
Indonesia
1996
513
7.9
4,768
19.31
53
50.4
10.8
89
Grand Commercial Bank
Taiwan
1996
511
4.8
4,307
23.02
35
134.7
7.0
90
Pan Asia Bank
Taiwan
1997
510
44.69
4,796
54.25
27
159.6
6.2
91
97
Chung Shing Bank
Taiwan
1997
507
8.98
4,728
52.47
42
65.2
8.7
92
Bank of Melbourne
Australia
1996
494
10.29
7,257
12.08
72
15.6
15.3
93
Hong Leong Bank
Malaysia
1997
489
51.01
8,126
45.83
76
37.4
18.8
94
77
Hana Bank
Korea
1997
485
18.96
10,440
40.76
33
2.6
7.4
95
Kwangju Bank
Korea
1996
484
2.61
5,867
21.88
12
-48.3
2.6
96
Bank SinoPac
Taiwan
1997
480
26.84
5,095
43.27
38
45.9
8.8
97
Hsinchu Bank
Taiwan
1997
476
17.53
7,368
8.68
52
3.9
11.7
98
Chinfon Commercial Bank
Taiwan
1996
474
4.49
5,331
7.35
20
67.2
4.4
99
59
Thai Military Bank
Thailand
1997
471
-8.02
8,183
16.84
29
-72.2
5.9
100
100
Far East Bank & Trust
Philippines
1997
457
29.91
3,929
26.88
68
20.0
16.
