| Rank | Bank | City | Fiscal period | Shareholder equity ($m) | Equity growth (%) | Total assets ($m) | Asset growth (%) | Net income ($m) | Income growth (%) | ROAE (%) |
| Pakistan | ||||||||||
| 1 | Habib Bank | Karachi | 1997 | 190 | 92.5 | 5,807 | -6.1 | -9 | -89.2 | -6.6 |
| 2 | Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan | Islamabad | 1997 | 170 | -10.7 | 1,643 | -9.7 | 5 | -12.1 | 2.9 |
| 3 | National Bank of Pakistan | Karachi | 1997 | 161 | -8.1 | 7,051 | 3.2 | 1 | -107.1 | 0.9 |
| Panama | ||||||||||
| 1 | Banco General | Panama City | 1998 | 158 | 33.7 | 1,611 | 20.2 | 29 | 44.8 | – |
| 2 | Banco del Istmo | Panama City | 1998 | 145 | 37.8 | 1,578 | 31.0 | 28 | 25.7 | – |
| 3 | Banco Continental de Panama | Panama City | 1997 | 53 | 8.5 | 580 | 12.6 | 6 | 39.5 | – |
| Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||
| 1 | Papua New Guinea Banking Corp | Port Moresby | 1997 | 48 | -10.3 | 649 | -17.0 | 12 | -28.4 | 26.1 |
| 2 | Bank of South Pacific | Port Moresby | 1997 | 13 | -1.8 | 220 | -6.5 | 3 | -30.3 | 27.7 |
| Paraguay | ||||||||||
| 1 | Banco Alemán Paraguayo | Asunción | 1997 | 22 | 23.5 | 177 | 42.8 | 7 | 40.9 | 38.7 |
| Peru | ||||||||||
| 1 | Banco de Crédito del Perú | Lima | 1998 | 436 | -13.7 | 5,414 | -15.5 | 48 | -53.4 | 10.9 |
| 2 | Banco Wiese | Lima | 1998 | 268 | 1.9 | 3,396 | -13.3 | 21 | -32.4 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Banco Internacional del Perú (Interbank) | Lima | 1998 | 124 | -2.3 | 1,680 | 4.7 | 15 | -42.8 | 12.9 |
| Philippines | ||||||||||
| 1 | Metropolitan Bank & Trust | Manila | 1998 | 1,098 | 12.6 | 7,435 | 8.8 | 120 | -8.3 | 11.0 |
| 2 | Bank of the Philippine Islands | Manila | 1998 | 706 | 14.2 | 5,604 | 9.7 | 118 | 3.3 | 16.7 |
| 3 | Philippine Commercial International Bank | Manila | 1998 | 630 | 13.6 | 3,807 | 5.4 | 69 | -24.4 | 10.9 |
| 4 | Far East Bank & Trust | Manila | 1998 | 493 | 13.5 | 3,496 | -11.0 | 48 | -30.0 | 9.7 |
| 5 | Equitable Banking Corp | Manila | 1998 | 409 | 9.7 | 2,794 | 6.6 | 41 | -19.9 | 9.9 |
| 6 | Land Bank of the Philippines | Manila | 1998 | 391 | 5.6 | 4,545 | 13.4 | 26 | -39.6 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Philippine National Bank | Manila | 1998 | 379 | -33.2 | 5,138 | -17.4 | -186 | -750.6 | -48.9 |
| 8 | Development Bank of the Philippines | Manila | 1998 | 354 | 4.1 | 2,942 | 11.7 | 13 | -59.9 | 3.8 |
| 9 | Rizal Commercial Banking Corp | Manila | 1998 | 310 | 8.0 | 2,815 | 6.5 | 21 | -43.5 | 6.7 |
| 10 | United Coconut Planters Bank | Manila | 1998 | 300 | -8.5 | 2,620 | 2.8 | 26 | -50.4 | 8.4 |
| 11 | Allied Banking Corp | Manila | 1998 | 292 | 27.5 | 2,261 | 5.0 | 29 | -18.6 | 9.8 |
| 12 | China Banking Corp | Manila | 1998 | 265 | 20.9 | 1,462 | -16.5 | 25 | -6.7 | 9.5 |
| 13 | Union Bank of the Philippines | Manila | 1998 | 252 | 16.0 | 1,183 | -12.5 | 31 | 3.4 | 12.3 |
| Poland | ||||||||||
| 1 | Bank Polska Kasa Opieki/Grupa Pekao | Warsaw | 1997 | 916 | -8.6 | 13,432 | -2.7 | 253 | 81.7 | 29.2 |
| 2 | Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank (State Savings Bank) | Warsaw | 1997 | 725 | -2.3 | 13,277 | 4.5 | 177 | -51.1 | 26.5 |
| 3 | Bank Handlowy w Warszawie | Warsaw | 1997 | 699 | -3.5 | 4,700 | 18.8 | 148 | -23.6 | 22.9 |
| 5 | Bank Przemyslowo-Handlowy | Krakow | 1998 | 336 | 2.6 | 2,692 | 13.1 | 85 | -8.4 | 28.1 |
| 6 | BIG Capital Group | Warsaw | 1998 | 312 | 13.3 | 3,540 | 40.0 | 35 | -14.0 | 12.3 |
| Portugal | ||||||||||
| 1 | Banco Comercial Português | Porto | 1998 | 2,880 | 40.9 | 37,353 | 8.7 | 443 | 23.1 | 18.0 |
| 2 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos | Lisbon | 1997 | 2,567 | 11.6 | 48,090 | 12.8 | 620 | 110.7 | 25.5 |
| 3 | Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor | Lisbon | 1998 | 1,550 | -5.0 | 29,629 | -4.8 | 260 | 65.2 | 16.3 |
| 4 | Banco Espírito Santo & Comercial de Lisboa | Lisbon | 1997 | 1,275 | 14.1 | 24,635 | 21.8 | 215 | 53.8 | 18.0 |
| 5 | BPI-SGPS | Porto | 1998 | 884 | 9.8 | 18,178 | 1.0 | 179 | 18.3 | 21.2 |
| 6 | Banco Mello | Lisbon | 1998 | 483 | 19.8 | 8,156 | 7.7 | 40 | 88.3 | 8.9 |
| 7 | Banco Nacional Ultramarino | Lisbon | 1997 | 304 | -8.8 | 8,155 | -8.8 | 17 | 51.7 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Caixa Económica Montepio Geral | Lisbon | 1998 | 254 | 34.6 | 6,382 | 25.8 | 84 | 41.3 | 37.8 |
