Asia 100 1999 – Cleaning the hives
Return of average equity change
Return of average equity change
| Rank 99 | Rank 98 | Bank | Country | Fiscal period | Shareholder equity($m) | Equity growth (%) | Total growth($m) | Asset growth(%) | Net income($m) | Income growth (%) | ROAE (%) |
| 1 | 2 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | China | 1998 | 22,213 | 89.89 | 391,213 | 10.3 | 417 | 68.9 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 3 | Bank of China | China | 1998 | 17,256 | 53.44 | 338,186 | 10.6 | 684 | -39.3 | 4.8 |
| 3 | 1 | Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation | Hong Kong | 1998 | 12,148 | -15.33 | 190,753 | 0.1 | 1,723 | -43 | 13 |
| 4 | 4 | China Construction Bank | China | 1998 | 12,137 | 102.68 | 232,361 | 14.4 | 131 | 45.9 | 1.4 |
| 5 | 5 | Bank of Taiwan | Taiwan | 1998 | 6,498 | 20.56 | 61,580 | 13.8 | 1,050 | 170.1 | 17.6 |
| 6 | 10 | Agricultural Bank of China | China | 1997 | 4,802 | -5.48 | 190,095 | 7.5 | 64 | -74.9 | 1.3 |
| 7 | – | Hanvit Bank | Korea | 1998 | 3,375 | 208.65 | 66,023 | 108.9 | -1,403 | -1205.6 | -60.3 |
| 8 | 14 | Kookmin Bank | Korea | 1998 | 2,483 | 65.07 | 63,413 | 59.9 | -370 | -534.5 | -17.4 |
| 9 | 13 | First Commercial Bank | Taiwan | 1998 | 2,214 | 36.03 | 31,363 | -7.6 | 217 | 2.3 | 12.3 |
| 10 | 9 | Land Bank of Taiwan | Taiwan | 1998 | 2,044 | -11.51 | 35,510 | -15.6 | 239 | -4 | 12.2 |
| 11 | 17 | Shinhan Bank | Korea | 1998 | 2,024 | 51.53 | 31,027 | 8.6 | 28 | -16.4 | 1.6 |
| 12 | 15 | Chang Hwa Bank | Taiwan | 1998 | 1,921 | 31.26 | 29,025 | -6 | 155 | -18.8 | 10 |
| 13 | 11 | Bank of East Asia | Hong Kong | 1998 | 1,823 | 6.42 | 17,522 | 1.6 | 120 | -55.5 | 6.8 |
| 14 | – | United World Chinese Commercial Bank | Taiwan | 1998 | 1,797 | 71.77 | 17,246 | 15.1 | 187 | -8.9 | 13.1 |
| 15 | 22 | International Commercial Bank of China | Taiwan | 1998 | 1,718 | 52.15 | 20,780 | 14.4 | 148 | -9.2 | 10.4 |
| 16 | – | Chinatrust Commercial Bank | Taiwan | 1998 | 1,535 | 39.97 | 18,398 | 8.1 | 134 | -12.4 | 10.1 |
| 17 | 10 | Korea Exchange Bank | Korea | 1998 | 1,508 | -11.99 | 39,708 | -14.1 | -911 | -2278.2 | -51.8 |
| 18 | 12 | Hua Nan Commercial Bank | Taiwan | 1998 | 1,508 | -7.39 | 28,670 | -12.1 | 222 | -4.1 | 15.7 |
| 19 | 16 | Taiwan Cooperative Bank | Taiwan | 1998 | 1,493 | -2.29 | 43,523 | -21.7 | 159 | -20.6 | 11.7 |
| 20 | – | Dao Heng Bank | Hong Kong | 1997/8 | 1,430 | 4.27 | 15,822 | -2.3 | 164 | -39.9 | 11.6 |
| 21 | 20 | Taiwan Business Bank | Taiwan | 1998 | 1,120 | -10.69 | 22,742 | -16.1 | 105 | -26.9 | 9.9 |
| 22 | 19 | Taipeibank | Taiwan | 1998 | 1,110 | -13.62 | 15,403 | -10.8 | 122 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| 23 | – | Liu Chong Hing Bank | Hong Kong | 1998 | 658 | -3.9 | 4,131 | 0.2 | 44 | -44.7 | 6.5 |
| 24 | – | Dah Sing Bank | Hong Kong | 1998 | 411 | -7.49 | 4,953 | -4.6 | 29 | -61.7 | 6.7 |
| 25 | – | Ta Chong Bank | Taiwan | 1998 | 410 | 6.38 | 4,884 | 15.9 | 22 | -12.9 | 5.5 |
