| Global Rank | Bank | Country | Fiscal period | Moody’s Ratings | Shareholder equity ($m) | Total assets ($m) | Net income ($m) | RoE, period end (%) | RoA, period end (%) | Loans % Deposits | Tier 1 capital ratio |
| 1 | Citigroup | United States | 2005 | Aa1/P-1/A- | 112,537 | 1,494,037 | 24,589 | 21.85 | 1.65 | 102.8% | 8.8% |
| 2 | JPMorgan Chase | United States | 2005 | Aa2 / P-1/B+ | 107,211 | 1,198,942 | 8,483 | 7.91 | 0.71 | 79.6% | 8.5% |
| 3 | Bank of America | United States | 2005 | Aa1 / P-1 / A- | 101,224 | 1,294,312 | 16,886 | 16.68 | 1.30 | 91.0% | 8.2% |
| 4 | HSBC | United Kingdom | 2005 | Aa2/P-1/B+ | 98,226 | 1,498,773 | 15,049 | 15.32 | 1.00 | 100.1% | 12.8% |
| 5 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | Japan | Mar-06 | A1/P-1/D+ | 83,281 | 1,585,277 | 6,532 | 7.84 | 0.41 | 70.9% | 6.8% |
| 6 | Groupe Crédit Agricole | France | 2005 | –/–/– | 65,137 | 1,380,486 | 7,057 | 10.83 | 0.51 | 113.9% | 10.1% |
| 7 | Royal Bank of Scotland Group | United Kingdom | 2005 | –/–/– | 64,453 | 1,333,608 | 9,257 | 14.36 | 0.69 | 121.7% | 11.7% |
| 8 | BNP Paribas | France | 2005 | Aa2/P-1/B+ | 56,610 | 1,483,968 | 6,903 | 12.19 | 0.47 | 121.7% | 11.0% |
| 9 | Santander Central Hispano | Spain | 2005 | Aa3/P-1/B | 53,640 | 954,383 | 7,337 | 13.68 | 0.77 | 160.8% | 12.9% |
| 10 | Mizuho Financial Group | Japan | Mar-06 | A1/P-1/D+ | 52,243 | 1,268,012 | 5,508 | 10.54 | 0.43 | 88.5% | 5.9% |
| 11 | Wachovia | United States | 2005 | Aa2 / P-1 / B+ | 47,561 | 520,755 | 6,643 | 13.97 | 1.28 | 82.5% | 7.5% |
| 12 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | Japan | Mar-06 | A1/P-1/D | 47,186 | 906,946 | 5,821 | 12.34 | 0.64 | 79.4% | 7.1% |
| 13 | UniCredito Italiano | Italy | 2005 | A1/P-1/B- | 42,668 | 928,307 | 2,914 | 6.83 | 0.31 | 159.0% | 6.9% |
| 14 | Barclays Bank | United Kingdom | 2005 | Aa1/P-1/A- | 41,940 | 1,586,879 | 5,918 | 14.11 | 0.37 | 112.7% | 11.2% |
| 15 | Wells Fargo | United States | 2005 | Aaa / P-1 / A | 40,660 | 481,741 | 7,671 | 18.87 | 1.59 | 110.7% | 8.3% |
| 16 | UBS | Switzerland | 2005 | Aa2/P-1/B+ | 39,412 | 1,563,223 | 10,645 | 27.01 | 0.68 | 59.8% | 14.1% |
| 17 | Credit Suisse Group | Switzerland | 2005 | –/–/– | 37,911 | 1,016,353 | 4,439 | 11.71 | 0.44 | 53.2% | 13.7% |
| 18 | China Construction Bank | China | 2005 | A2/P1/D- | 35,648 | 567,774 | 5,836 | 16.37 | 1.03 | 59.8% | 11.1% |
| 19 | Deutsche Bank | Germany | 2005 | Aa3/P-1/B- | 35,311 | 1,170,304 | 4,163 | 11.79 | 0.36 | 39.7% | 13.5% |
| 20 | Norinchukin Bank | Japan | Mar-06 | A1/P-1/D+ | 33,632 | 600,210 | 2,282 | 6.79 | 0.38 | 29.0% | 7.1% |
| 21 | HBOS | United Kingdom | 2005 | Aa2/P-1/B+ | 31,684 | 928,537 | 5,545 | 17.50 | 0.60 | 171.1% | 12.4% |
| 22 | Bank of China | China | 2005 | A2/P1/D- | 31,663 | 586,879 | 3,911 | 12.35 | 0.67 | 58.2% | 8.1% |
| 23 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | 2005 | A2/P1/E+ | 31,479 | 800,051 | 4,178 | 13.27 | 0.52 | 56.3% | 8.1% |
| 24 | Société Générale | France | 2005 | Aa2/P-1/B+ | 30,245 | 1,000,751 | 5,244 | 17.34 | 0.52 | 112.1% | 11.4% |
| 25 | Rabobank Nederland | Netherlands | 2005 | Aaa/P-1/A | 27,763 | 597,129 | 2,240 | 8.07 | 0.38 | 169.4% | 11.8% |
| 26 | Washington Mutual | United States | 2005 | A2 / P-1 / C+ | 27,616 | 343,839 | 3,432 | 12.43 | 1.00 | 135.2% | n.a. |
| 27 | ABN Amro Group | Netherlands | 2005 | Aa3/P-1/B | 26,286 | 1,038,953 | 5,169 | 19.66 | 0.50 | 119.9% | 13.1% |
| 28 | National Australia Bank | Australia | 2005 | Aa3/P-1/B | 26,121 | 319,725 | 3,149 | 12.05 | 0.98 | 154.6% | 7.9% |
| 29 | ING Bank | Netherlands | 2005 | Aa2/P-1/B+ | 25,220 | 983,787 | 4,659 | 18.47 | ... |
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