| Top 250 banks by shareholder equity | ||||||||||||
| Ranking | Bank | Country | Fiscal period | Shareholder equity ($mn) | Equity growth (%) | Total assets ($mn) | Asset growth (%) | Net income ($mn) | Income growth (%) | RoE, period end | Moody’s Ratings (1 Jul 02) | |
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| 1 | 1 | Bank of China | China | 2001 | 26,387 | 8.0 | 406,118 | -2.3 | 955 | 2.4 | 3.6 | Baa1/P-2/D- |
| 2 | 2 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) | China | 2001 | 23,105 | 2.0 | 524,194 | 8.5 | 740 | 17.3 | 3.2 | Baa1/P-2/E+ |
| 3 | 3 | Agricultural Bank of China | China | 2000 | 16,279 | 0.2 | 263,971 | -4.0 | 36 | — | 0.2 | Baa1/P-2/E |
| 4 | 4 | China Construction Bank | China | 2001 | 14,516 | 4.6 | 334,035 | 9.2 | 624 | -31.5 | 4.3 | Baa1/P-2/E+ |
| 5 | 12 | Kookmin Bank | South Korea | 2001 | 7,186 | 113.8 | 133,700 | 85.7 | 648 | 38.4 | 9.0 | A3/P-2/D+ |
| 6 | 5 | Bank of Taiwan | Taiwan | 2001 | 5,664 | -1.5 | 66,268 | -1.7 | 392 | -10.7 | 6.9 | A1/P-1/C |
| 7 | 6 | Banco Bradesco | Brazil | 2001 | 4,210 | 1.7 | 47,464 | -2.2 | 935 | 5.1 | 22.2 | B2/NP/C+ |
| 8 | 9 | Industrial Bank of Korea | South Korea | 2001 | 3,929 | 8.1 | 46,497 | 8.7 | 381 | 12.4 | 9.7 | A3/P-2/E |
| 9 | 8 | Bank of Communications | China | 2001 | 3,917 | 5.5 | 80,830 | 6.5 | 231 | -5.6 | 5.9 | Baa2/P-3/D |
| 10 | 10 | China Development Industrial Bank | Taiwan | 2001 | 3,851 | 12.4 | 5,739 | 7.2 | 346 | -18.1 | 9.0 | Baa2/P-3/C- |
| 11 | 7 | Banco do Brasil | Brazil | 2001 | 3,770 | -8.9 | 71,172 | 46.7 | 466 | -47.6 | 12.4 | B2/NP/E+ |
| 12 | 11 | Banco Itaú | Brazil | 2001 | 3,266 | -3.9 | 35,262 | -0.9 | 1,030 | 9.4 | 31.5 | B2/NP/C+ |
| 13 | 14 | Bank Hapoalim* | Israel | 2001 | 2,933 | -7.9 | 54,404 | -2.8 | 211 | -49.9 | 7.2 | A2/P-1/C |
| 14 | 15 | Bank Leumi* | Israel | 2001 | 2,909 | 0.4 | 53,048 | -1.3 | 205 | -47.7 | 7.1 | A2/P-1/C |
| 15 | 23 | National Agricultural Cooperative Federation | South Korea | 2001 | 2,859 | 20.8 | 115,985 | 17.8 | 295 | -11.9 | 10.3 | –/–/– |
| 16 | 18 | State Bank of India | India | 2001 | 2,794 | 7.5 | 65,514 | 17.1 | 333 | -24.1 | 11.9 | Ba3/NP/D+ |
| 17 | 17 | Malayan Banking Berhad | Malaysia | 2001 | 2,642 | -3.1 | 37,078 | 10.9 | 221 | -38.3 | 8.4 | Baa3/P-3/C- |
| 18 | 13 | Stanbic | South Africa | 2001 | 2,640 | -20.4 | 32,640 | -13.3 | 375 | -16.6 | 14.2 | Baa2/P-2/C+ |
| 19 | 16 | Unibanco-União de Bancos Brasileiros | Brazil | 2001 | 2,617 | -7.0 | 23,973 | -9.0 | 419 | 10.8 | 16.0 | B2/NP/C |
| 20 | 29 | Woori Bank | South Korea | 2001 | 2,460 | 16.3 | 60,304 | 4.8 | 546 | — | 22.2 | Baa2/P-3/E+ |
| 21 | 21 | Shinhan Bank | South Korea | 2001 | 2,456 | 0.6 | 43,041 | 9.8 | 269 | -7.8 | 10.9 | Baa1/P-2/D+ |
| 22 | 19 | First Commercial Bank | Taiwan | 2001 | 2,405 | -4.0 | 36,472 | -1.9 | 90 | -28.6 | 3.7 | A3/P-2/D |
| 23 | 25 | Arab Banking Corp | Bahrain | 2001 | 2,347 | 1.1 | 26,586 | -0.3 | 102 | -19.7 | 4.3 | Ba1/NP/D+ |
| 24 | 22 | Land Bank of Taiwan [1] | Taiwan | 2001 | 2,291 | -3.9 | 43,151 | -2.5 | 161 | -36.1 | 7.0 | A2/P-2/C- |
| 25 | 24 | Hua Nan Commercial Bank | Taiwan | 2001 | 2,277 | -2.9 | 35,833 | 0.5 | 114 | -22.0 | 5.0 | A3/P-2/D |
| 26 | 32 | Banco Inbursa | Mexico | 2001 | 2,272 | 15.3 | 5,411 | 17.1 | 117 | 12.7 | 5.2 | –/–/– |
| 27 | 26 | Saudi American Bank | Saudi Arabia | 2001 | 2,243 | -2.4 | 20,623 | -3.0 | 601 | 12.3 | 26.8 | Baa3/P-3/C+ |
| 28 | 27 | Chang Hwa Commercial Bank | Taiwan | 2001 | 2,225 | -0.7 | 33,246 | -0.1 | 56 | -21.7 | 2.5 | A3/P-2/D |
| 29 | 28 | Riyad Bank | Saudi Arabia | 2001 | 2,223 | 3.9 | 17,933 | 3.2 | 361 | 11.6 | 16.2 | Baa3/P-3/C- |
| 30 | 31 | Chinatrust Commercial Bank | Taiwan | 2001 | 2,113 | 2.4 | 25,604 | 14.7 | 219 | 0.3 | 10.4 | Baa1/P-2/C- |
| 31 | — | Turkiye Is Bankasi [2] | Turkey | 2001 | 2,004 | — | 11,304 | — | -526 | — | -26.2 | B3/NP/D |
| 32 | 39 | Cho Hung Bank | South Korea | 2001 | 1,986 | 19.5 | 43,852 | 8.5 | 407 | 418.3 | 20.5 | Baa2/P-3/E+ |
| 33 | 56 | Taipei Bank | Taiwan | 2000 | 1,963 | 60.1 | 17,453 | 1.7 | 157 | 87.0 | 8.0 | –/–/– |
| 34 | 20 | Banco Hipotecario | Argentina | 2000 | 1,958 | -21.2 | 5,201 | -0.4 | -519 | -432.8 | -26.5 | Ca/NP/E |
| 35 | 37 | Banco de la Nación Argentina | Argentina | 2000 | 1,935 | 12.5 | 17,873 | 0.7 | 19 | — | 1.0 | Ca/NP/E |
| 36 | 91 | TC Ziraat Bankasi [3] | Turkey | 2001 | 1,935 | 161.1 | 20,198 | -19.7 | -593 | -1,783.4 | -30.7 | B3/NP/E+ |
| 37 | 33 | United World Chinese | Taiwan | 2001 | 1,862 | -2.6 | 20,213 | 1.1 | 150 | -27.5 | 8.1 | A3/P-2/C- |
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| 38 | 36 | Al-Rajhi Banking and | Saudi Arabia | 2001 | 1,794 | 3.8 | 13,816 | 6.3 | 412 | -18.8 | 22.9 | Baa3/P-3/D+ |
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| 39 | 38 | Shanghai Commercial & | Taiwan | 2001 | 1,766 | 3.0 | 18,322 | 2.2 | 101 | -35.7 | 5.7 | –/–/– |
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| 40 | 34 | ABSA | South Africa | 2001 | 1,765 | -2.1 | 24,550 | -9.2 | 319 | 31.2 | 18.0 | Baa2/NP/C- |
| 41 | 35 | International Commercial | Taiwan | 2001 | 1,728 | -2.9 | 25,746 | -1.1 | 125 | -9.6 | 7.2 | A2/P-2/C- |
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| 42 | 43 | Caixa Economica Federal | Brazil | 2001 | 1,677 | 6.8 | 43,677 | -32.3 | -2,020 | -1,163.4 | -120.5 | –/–/– |
| 43 | 41 | Taiwan Cooperative Bank [4] | Taiwan | 2000 | 1,660 | 2.4 | 50,723 | 5.9 | 69 | -54.9 | 4.1 | –/–/– |
| 44 | 47 | Arab Bank | Jordan | 2001 | 1,659 | 10.8 | 20,672 | 5.7 | 198 | 7.6 | 11.9 | B1/NP/C+ |
| 45 | 48 | Public Bank Berhad | Malaysia | 2001 | 1,655 | 11.4 | 14,011 | 20.4 | 189 | 0.0 | 11.4 | Baa3/P-3/C- |
| 46 | 63 | Korea Exchange Bank | South Korea | 2001 | 1,649 | 47.6 | 43,417 | 20.7 | 176 | — | 10.7 | Baa2/P-3/E+ |
| 47 | 102 | Vneshtorgbank | Russia | 2000 | 1,599 | 137.2 | 4,414 | 56.5 | 139 | -54.0 | 8.7 | B1/NP/D- |
| 48 | 44 | First Rand Bank Group | South Africa | 2001 | 1,598 | 3.2 | 22,945 | -0.2 | 362 | 5.6 | 22.6 | Baa2/NP/C |
| 49 | 49 | Hana Bank | South Korea | 2001 | 1,593 | 7.3 | 36,729 | 7.5 | 249 | 1,674.4 | 15.6 | Baa2/P-3/D |
| 50 | 40 | Chiao Tung Bank [5] | Taiwan | 2001 | 1,544 | -4.9 | 15,747 | -6.4 | 131 | -48.0 | 8.5 | A3/P-2/D- |
| * Inflation adjusted figures | ||||||||||||