| Largest banks by country | |||||||||||
| Rank | Bank | City | Fiscal period | Shareholders’ equity ($m) | Equity growth (%) | Total assets ($m) | Asset growth (%) | Net income ($m) | Income growth (%) | Return on average equity (%) | $ rate differential (%) |
| Macau | |||||||||||
| 1 | Seng Heng Bank | Macau | 1996 | 75 | 26.24 | 1,257 | 13.79 | 15 | 20.55 | 23.20 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Banco Comercial de Macau (Asia) | Macau | 1996 | 46 | 23.60 | 783 | -12.21 | 10 | 262.50 | 24.42 | 0.02 |
| Macedonia | |||||||||||
| 1 | Komercijalna Banka | Skopje | 1996 | 58 | 9.76 | 174 | 1.95 | 4 | -8.34 | 7.75 | 9.03 |
| 2 | Stopanska Banka | Skopje | 1996 | 45 | 1.72 | 412 | 0.45 | 1 | -9.78 | 1.73 | 9.03 |
| 3 | Makedonska banka | Skopje | 1996 | 33 | 3.66 | 73 | 16.72 | 1 | 43.37 | 3.59 | 9.03 |
| Malawi | |||||||||||
| 1 | National Bank of Malawi | Blantyre | 1996 | 27 | 33.74 | 242 | 35.29 | 13 | 14.55 | 56.44 | 0.13 |
| 2 | Commercial Bank of Malawi | Blantrye | 1996 | 23 | 106.96 | 187 | 45.59 | 8 | -2.40 | 45.37 | 0.13 |
| Malaysia | |||||||||||
| 1 | Malayan Bank (Maybank) | Kuala Lumpur | 1997 | 3,357 | 40.85 | 43,741 | 17.23 | 544 | 22.54 | 18.96 | 1.17 |
| 2 | Bank Bumiputra Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 1997 | 1,293 | 16.55 | 22,071 | 20.06 | 184 | -8.53 | 15.29 | -2.28 |
| 3 | Public Bank | Kuala Lumpur | 1996 | 1,261 | 29.19 | 14,310 | 9.17 | 220 | 31.59 | 19.66 | -0.51 |
| 4 | AMMB Holdings | Kuala Lumpur | 1997 | 1,022 | 38.12 | 17,528 | 42.80 | 271 | 69.51 | 30.76 | -2.28 |
| 5 | Sime Bank | Kuala Lumpur | 1997 | 964 | 147.25 | 11,074 | 64.27 | 157 | 242.54 | 23.23 | -1.49 |
| 6 | Malaysian Industrial Development Finance | Kuala Lumpur | 1997 | 680 | 16.27 | 5,106 | 24.15 | 80 | 49.85 | 12.66 | -2.28 |
| 7 | RHB Bank | Kuala Lumpur | 1996 | 615 | 15.39 | 9,650 | 29.57 | 104 | 24.45 | 18.06 | -0.51 |
| 8 | Hong Leong Bank | Kuala Lumpur | 1997 | 489 | 51.01 | 8,126 | 45.83 | 76 | 37.35 | 18.77 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Perwira Affinbank (Malaysia) | Kuala Lumpur | 1996 | 473 | 62.69 | 4,778 | 30.77 | 82 | 33.68 | 21.38 | -0.51 |
| 10 | Bank of Commerce | Kuala Lumpur | 1997 | 438 | 56.16 | 5,160 | 30.52 | 39 | -17.86 | 10.80 | 53.75 |
| 12 | Datuk Keramat Holdings | Kuala Lumpur | 1996 | 319 | 7.28 | 6,730 | 2.34 | 26 | -60.58 | 8.31 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Pacific Bank (Malaysia) | Kuala Lumpur | 1996 | 293 | 28.01 | 3,637 | 57.13 | 34 | 111.66 | 12.91 | -0.51 |
| 14 | Southern Bank | Kuala Lumpur | 1996 | 277 | 15.64 | 2,896 | 30.38 | 46 | 59.34 | 17.67 | -0.51 |
| 15 | OSK Holdings | Kuala Lumpur | 1996 | 271 | 19.71 | 417 | 35.76 | 54 | 137.89 | 21.83 | -0.51 |
| 16 | Eon Bank | Kuala Lumpur | 1996 | 234 | 54.74 | 2,749 | 75.26 | 19 | 58.77 | 10.03 | -0.51 |
| 17 | PhileoAllied | Kuala Lumpur | 1997 | 212 | 5.23 | 3,447 | 94.72 | 13 | -25.62 | 6.38 | -2.98 |
| 18 | Hock Hua Bank | Sarawak | 1996 | 206 | 21.74 | 2,423 | 27.11 | 33 | 34.31 | 17.37 | -0.51 |
| Mali | |||||||||||
| 1 | Banque Nationale de Développement Agricole | Bamako | 1996 | 26 | 16.44 | 93 | 13.55 | 1 | -1.74 | 5.73 | 6.88 |
| 2 | Banque Malienne de Crédit & de Dépôts | Bamako | 1996 | 4 | 36.06 | 104 | 14.08 | 1 | -28.04 | 33.81 | 6.88 |
| 3 | Bank of Africa (Mali) | Bamako | 1996 | 4 | 1.10 | 74 | 7.20 | 0 | -95.25 | 1.09 | 6.88 |
| Malta | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mid-Med Bank | Valletta | 1997 | 166 | 16.18 | 2,885 | 11.23 | 26 | 20.38 | 16.62 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Bank of Valletta | Valletta | 1997 | 158 | 17.01 | 2,671 | 13.97 | 28 | 14.41 | 19.04 | 7.5 |
| Mauritania | |||||||||||
| 1 | Banque Nationale de Mauritanie | Nouakchott | 1996 | 10 | 2.90 | 79 | -1.57 | 0 | -64.80 | 2.86 | 3.89 |
| Mauritius | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mauritius Commercial Bank | Port Louis | 1997 | 190 | 12.41 | 2,074 | 6.04 | 31 | 17.98 | 17.14 | 14.42 |
| 2 | State Bank of Mauritius | Port Louis | 1997 | 183 | 10.21 | 1,047 | 10.12 | 24 | 18.13 | 13.71 | 14.42 |
| 3 | Delphis Bank | Port Louis | 1996 | 7 | 16.54 | 81 | 22.99 | 1 | 69.33 | 21.80 | 1.74 |
| Mexico | |||||||||||
| 1 | Banco Nacional de Mexico | Mexico City | 1997 | 2,749 | 29.99 | 31,154 | 9.01 | 261 | 44.83 | 10.74 | 2.35 |
| 2 | Bancomer | Mexico City | 1997 | 2,211 | 68.95 | 27,116 | 12.13 | 294 | 1289.10 | 16.73 | 2.35 |
| 3 | Banca Serfin | Mexico City | 1997 | 885 | 35.74 | 17,930 | -4.26 | -228 | -75.39 | -29.61 | 2.35 |
| 4 | Banco Inbursa | Mexico City | 1997 | 842 | 20.53 | 2,435 | -7.99 | 120 | -39.15 | 15.57 | 2.35 |
| 5 | Banco Internacional | Mexico City | 1997 | 436 | 31.72 | 9,181 | -5.57 | 35 | -22.25 | 9.00 | 2.35 |
| Moldova | |||||||||||
| 1 | Banca de Economii a Moldovei | Chisinau | 1996 | 11 | 84.00 | 55 | 95.30 | 2 | -32.41 | 25.10 | 5.36 |
| 2 | Victoriabank | Chisinau | 1996 | 3 | 89.06 | 24 | 89.27 | 2 | 446.15 | 76.76 | 3.36 |
| Monaco | |||||||||||
| 1 | Compagnie Monégasque de Banque | Monte Carlo | 1996 | 152 | 4.61 | 2,208 | 15.94 | 2 | -137.04 | 1.29 | 6.88 |
| 2 | Société Monégasque de Banque Privée | Monte Carlo | 1996 | 39 | -0.49 | 433 | -2.24 | 0 | -110.00 | -0.49 | 6.88 |
| 3 | ABC Banque Internationale de Monaco | Monte Carlo | 1996 | 20 | 1.92 | 339 | 9.36 | 1 | 50.00 | 2.86 | 6.88 |
| Morocco | |||||||||||
| 1 | Crédit Populaire du Maroc | Casablanca | 1996 | 568 | 6.62 | 6,512 | 4.34 | 66 | 41.59 | 11.97 | 3.9 |
| 2 | Banque Commerciale du Maroc | Casablanca | 1996 | 427 | 8.24 | 3,906 | 9.17 | 71 | 19.14 | 17.27 | 3.9 |
| 3 | Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur | Casablanca | 1996 | 341 | 23.42 | 3,603 | 3.97 | 42 | 21.53 | 13.47 | 3.9 |
| 4 | Wafabank | Casablanca | 1996 | 207 | 11.01 | 2,393 | 17.73 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.9 |
| 5 | Société Générale Marocaine de Banques | Casablanca | 1996 | 158 | 2.40 | 1,714 | 7.29 | 24 | 21.74 | 15.37 | 3.9 |
| 6 | Crédit du Maroc | Casablanca | 1996 | 153 | 4.33 | 1,412 | 1.70 | 18 | 18.53 | 12.31 | 3.9 |
| 7 | Société Marocaine de Dépôt & Crédit | Casablanca | 1996 | 28 | 7.47 | 467 | 1.63 | 2 | 24.29 | 7.25 | 3.9 |
| Mozambique | |||||||||||
| 1 | Banco Internacional de Mocambique | Maputo | 1996 | 16 | n/a | 98 | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Myanmar | |||||||||||
| 1 | Myawaddy Bank | Yangon | 1996 | 28 | 107.78 | 236 | 112.93 | 7 | 417.33 | 32.16 | 6.77 |