The Largest Banks in the World by Country (Part 3 of 5)

+++ Banks are listed in asset-size order within country; data are for yearend 1994, or latest fiscal yearend (dollar amounts in millions) Set 1 of 3 Asset Total Rank Name Assets

Japan (Continued) 155 Shiga Bank, Ltd., Otsu 38,158 158 Hokkaido Bank, Ltd., Sapporo 37,572 165 San-in Godo Bank, Ltd., Matsue 35,412 168 Kiyo Bank, Ltd., Wakayama 34,463 170 Suruga Bank, Ltd., Numazu 34,223 173 Hyakugo Bank, Ltd., Tsu 33,416 183 Tokyo Sowa Bank, Ltd. 31,931 184 Higo Bank, Ltd., Kumamoto 31,841 186 Ogaki-Kyoritsu Bank, Ltd., Ogaki 31,263 189 Fukuoka City Bank, Ltd. 30,551 196 Hokkoku Bank, Ltd., Kanazawa 29,822 200 Bank of Nagoya, Ltd. 28,805 201 Bank of Kinki, Ltd., Osaka 28,656 203 Tokyo Tomin Bank, Ltd. 27,959 204 Toho Bank, Ltd., Fukushima 27,743 207 Keiyo Bank, Ltd., Chiba 27,449 211 Kagoshima Bank, Ltd. 26,817 216 Musashino Bank, Ltd., Omiya 25,992 217 Shikoku Bank, Ltd., Kochi 25,454 226 Kofuku Bank, Ltd., Osaka 24,221 228 Akita Bank, Ltd. 23,771 232 Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Ltd., Kofu 23,305 233 Oita Bank, Ltd. 23,296 235 Chiba Kogyo Bank, Ltd. 23,200 237 Aichi Bank, Ltd., Nagoya 23,168 240 Bank of Osaka, Ltd. 22,965 242 Fukui Bank, Ltd. 22,786 247 Awa Bank, Ltd., Tokushima 22,510 249 Fukutoku Bank, Ltd., Osaka 22,393 250 Hiroshima-Sogo Bank, Ltd. 22,250 252 Yachiyo Bank, Ltd., Tokyo 21,781 255 Bank of Iwate, Ltd., Morioka 21,587 258 Eighteenth Bank, Ltd., Nagasaki 21,065 259 Hokuetsu Bank, Ltd., Nagaoka 20,777 261 Aomori Bank, Ltd. 20,693 269 Towa Bank, Ltd., Maebashi 19,277 272 Bank of Ikeda, Ltd. 18,678 273 North Pacific Bank, Ltd., Sapporo 18,671 275 Bank of Saga, Ltd. 18,535 277 Chukyo Bank, Ltd., Nagoya 18,488 279 Senshu Bank, Ltd., Kishiwada 18,411 281 Shinwa Bank, Ltd., Sasebo 18,238 282 Michinoku Bank, Ltd., Aomori 18,038 283 Higashi-Nippon Bank, Ltd., Tokyo 17,924 285 Bank of the Ryukyus, Ltd., Naha 17,616 287 Daisan Bank, Ltd., Matsusaka 17,522 289 Miyazaki Bank, Ltd. 17,466 290 Tochigi Bank, Ltd., Utsunomiya 17,462 296 Ehime Bank, Ltd., Matsuyama 16,160 297 Yamagata Bank, Ltd. 16,113

Kumamoto Family Bank, Ltd. 15,229

Hokuto Bank, Ltd., Akita 14,574

Biwako Bank, Ltd., Otsu 14,144

Bank of Okinawa, Ltd., Naha 13,872

Bank of Kansai, Ltd., Osaka 13,553

Shimizu Bank, Ltd. 13,346

Mie Bank, Ltd., Yokkaichi 13,318

Taiheiyo Bank, Ltd., Tokyo 12,758

Kagawa Bank, Ltd., Takamatsu 12,684

Niigata Chuo Bank, Ltd. 12,554

Hanshin Bank, Ltd., Kobe 12,525

Kita-Nippon Bank, Ltd., Morioka 12,495

Kyushu Bank, Ltd., Sasebo 12,109

Kanto Bank, Ltd., Tsuchiura 10,533

Bank of Kochi, Ltd. 10,420

First Bank of Toyama, Ltd. 9,635

Taiko Bank, Ltd., Niigata 9,572

Ibaraki Bank, Ltd., Mito 9,113

Gifu Bank, Ltd. 9,040

Tokuyo City Bank, Ltd., Sendai 8,987

Fukushima Bank, Ltd. 8,987

Sapporo Bank, Ltd. 8,772

Setouchi Bank, Ltd., Kure 8,533

Jordon

Arab Bank Group, Amman 14,486

Korea 140 Korea Development Bank, Seoul 40,926 156 Korea Exchange Bank, Seoul 38,110 166 Korea First Bank, Seoul 35,305 171 Seoulbank 34,163 193 Cho Hung Bank Ltd., Seoul 30,053 194 Hanil Bank Ltd., Seoul 30,015 212 Commercial Bank of Korea Ltd., Seoul 26,789 213 Kookmin Bank, Seoul 26,764 214 Industrial Bank of Korea, Seoul 26,341 245 Korea Housing Bank, Seoul 22,601 268 Shinhan Bank, Seoul 19,404

Kuwait

National Bank of Kuwait 13,223

Luxembourg 218 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 25,409 222 Banque Generale du Luxembourg 24,311 251 Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Luxembourg 22,070

Malaysia 257 Maybank, Kuala Lumpur 21,222

Mexico 161 Banco Nacional de Mexico, Mexico City 36,345 188 Bancomer, Mexico City 30,619 236 Banca Serfin, Mexico City 23,185

Banco Mexicano, SA, Mexico City 11,832

Multibanco Comermex, Mexico City 10,664

Netherlands

20 ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., Amsterdam 290,666

47 Rabobank Nederland, Utrecht 154,992

54 ING Bank, Amsterdam 125,270

Norway 243 Norske Bank, Oslo 22,692 292 Christiania Bank, Oslo 16,844

Union Bank of Norway, Oslo 13,960

Portugal 148 Caixa Geral de Depositos, Lisbon 39,196 244 Banco Portugues do Atlantico, Porto 22,668 280 Banco Totta & Acores, Lisbon 18,343

Banco Comercial Portugues, Lisbon 13,976

Banco Espirito Santo e Comercial, Lisbon 13,694

Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor, Lisbon 9,266

Saudi Arabia

Riyad Bank Ltd., Riyadh 14,336

Arab National Bank, Riyadh 8,113

Singapore 187 Development Bank of Singapore Ltd. 30,954 209 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd., Singapore 27,090 241 United Overseas Bank Ltd., Singapore 22,846 294 Overseas Union Bank, Ltd., Singapore 16,644

South Africa 208 Amalgamated Banks of South Africa, Ltd., Johannesburg 27,152 Set 2 of 3

Key Capital Ratios Asset Total Equity Equity/ Risk Based Rank Name Deposits Capital Assets Tier 1 Total

Japan (Continued) 155 Shiga Bank, Ltd 35,157 1,370 3.59 5.44 8.68 158 Hokkaido Bank, 33,765 1,755 4.67 5.93 8.7 165 San-in Godo Ban 32,065 1,479 4.18 6.36 8.99 168 Kiyo Bank, Ltd. 31,613 1,468 4.26 6.48 9.4 170 Suruga Bank, Lt 31,837 1,395 4.08 6.85 8.84 173 Hyakugo Bank, L 30,964 1,305 3.91 6.2 9.18 183 Tokyo Sowa Bank 29,621 1,108 3.47 N.A. N.A. 184 Higo Bank, Ltd. 29,204 1,588 4.99 N.A. N.A. 186 Ogaki-Kyoritsu 28,131 1,146 3.67 5.48 9.34 189 Fukuoka City Ba 28,136 1,391 4.55 5.67 8.54 196 Hokkoku Bank, L 27,289 1,656 5.55 7.77 9.62 200 Bank of Nagoya, 26,537 1,115 3.87 N.A. N.A. 201 Bank of Kinki, 25,297 1,338 4.67 N.A. N.A. 203 Tokyo Tomin Ban 25,135 1,327 4.75 6.23 9.26 204 Toho Bank, Ltd. 25,543 1,205 4.34 N.A. N.A. 207 Keiyo Bank, Ltd 24,844 1,862 6.78 N.A. N.A. 211 Kagoshima Bank, 23,822 1,289 4.81 N.A. N.A. 216 Musashino Bank, 23,976 931 3.58 5.29 8.66 217 Shikoku Bank, L 23,109 893 3.51 5.36 8.46 226 Kofuku Bank, Lt 21,859 744 3.07 N.A. N.A. 228 Akita Bank, Ltd 22,080 950 4 7.27 9.68 232 Yamanashi Chuo 21,074 1,176 5.05 8.47 10.3 233 Oita Bank, Ltd. 21,013 N.A ..... N.A. N.A. 235 Chiba Kogyo Ban 21,042 929 4 5.26 8.28 237 Aichi Bank, Ltd 21,271 1,015 4.38 N.A. N.A. 240 Bank of Osaka, 20,687 656 2.86 N.A. N.A. 242 Fukui Bank, Ltd 20,727 1,060 4.65 N.A. N.A. 247 Awa Bank, Ltd., 20,353 901 4 5.56 8.89 249 Fukutoku Bank, 19,322 726 3.24 N.A. N.A. 250 Hiroshima-Sogo 20,687 692 3.11 N.A. N.A. 252 Yachiyo Bank, L 18,827 841 3.86 N.A. N.A. 255 Bank of Iwate, 19,989 812 3.76 N.A. N.A. 258 Eighteenth Bank 18,855 1,179 5.6 8 9.7 259 Hokuetsu Bank, 18,924 838 4.03 N.A. N.A. 261 Aomori Bank, Lt 19,047 810 3.91 N.A. N.A. 269 Towa Bank, Ltd. 18,075 630 3.27 4.39 5.33 272 Bank of Ikeda, 15,721 691 3.7 5.12 8.66 273 North Pacific B 17,187 676 3.62 N.A. N.A. 275 Bank of Saga, L 16,902 859 4.63 6.65 9.45 277 Chukyo Bank, Lt 16,681 682 3.69 N.A. N.A. 279 Senshu Bank, Lt 16,931 698 3.79 N.A. N.A. 281 Shinwa Bank, Lt 16,572 768 4.21 6.09 9.77 282 Michinoku Bank, 16,498 917 5.09 7.98 10.28 283 Higashi-Nippon 16,810 670 3.74 N.A. N.A. 285 Bank of the Ryu 16,033 625 3.55 5.94 8.46 287 Daisan Bank, Lt 16,040 715 4.08 N.A. N.A. 289 Miyazaki Bank, 15,942 632 3.62 N.A. N.A. 290 Tochigi Bank, L 16,042 852 4.88 N.A. N.A. 296 Ehime Bank, Ltd 14,663 646 4 N.A. N.A. 297 Yamagata Bank, 14,818 692 4.29 N.A. N.A.

Kumamoto Family 14,181 620 4.07 N.A. N.A.

Hokuto Bank, Lt 13,727 426 2.93 N.A. N.A.

Biwako Bank, Lt 12,475 731 5.17 N.A. N.A.

Bank of Okinawa 12,598 534 3.85 6.14 9.06

Bank of Kansai, 12,045 521 3.84 N.A. N.A.

Shimizu Bank, L 12,292 602 4.51 N.A. N.A.

Mie Bank, Ltd., 12,412 465 3.49 N.A. N.A.

Taiheiyo Bank, 8,291 346 2.71 N.A. N.A.

Kagawa Bank, Lt 11,702 623 4.91 N.A. N.A.

Niigata Chuo Ba 11,598 499 3.97 N.A. N.A.

Hanshin Bank, L 11,565 458 3.66 N.A. N.A.

Kita-Nippon Ban 11,569 488 3.91 N.A. N.A.

Kyushu Bank, Lt 11,147 485 4.01 4.6 5.15

Kanto Bank, Ltd 9,820 362 3.44 N.A. N.A.

Bank of Kochi, 9,744 325 3.12 N.A. N.A.

First Bank of T 8,702 451 4.68 N.A. N.A.

Taiko Bank, Ltd 8,932 240 2.5 N.A. N.A.

Ibaraki Bank, L 8,538 293 3.21 N.A. N.A.

Gifu Bank, Ltd. 8,466 305 3.38 N.A. N.A.

Tokuyo City Ban 8,219 280 3.12 N.A. N.A.

Fukushima Bank, 8,331 315 3.5 N.A. N.A.

Sapporo Bank, L 8,222 277 3.16 N.A. N.A.

Setouchi Bank, 7,828 346 4.05 N.A. N.A.

Jordon

Arab Bank Group 13,038 1,181 8.15 13.65 13.65

Korea 140 Korea Developme 8,366 2,051 5.01 N.A. N.A. 156 Korea Exchange 18,398 2,159 5.67 6.08 9.06 166 Korea First Ban 19,277 2,408 6.82 8.5 10.04 171 Seoulbank 23,903 1,761 5.16 8.82 10.62 193 Cho Hung Bank L 17,391 2,093 6.96 8.47 10.07 194 Hanil Bank Ltd. 17,261 2,383 7.94 9.53 11.04 212 Commercial Bank 17,413 1,801 6.72 8.79 10.56 213 Kookmin Bank, S 20,785 912 3.41 N.A. N.A. 214 Industrial Bank 12,052 823 3.12 N.A. N.A. 245 Korea Housing B 20,147 468 2.07 N.A. N.A. 268 Shinhan Bank, S 13,800(e) 1,882 9.7 11.86* 13.26*

Kuwait

National Bank o 11,626 1,125 8.51 20.3 N.A.

Luxembourg 218 Banque Internat 23,449 403 1.59 N.A. N.A. 222 Banque Generale 22,341 602 2.48 N.A. 14.86 251 Banque et Caiss 20,698 570 2.58 9.1 12.54

Malaysia 257 Maybank, Kuala 16,447 1,429 6.73 11.32 12.09

Mexico 161 Banco Nacional 22,702 2,210 6.08 6.16 11.09 188 Bancomer, Mexic 15,484 1,764 5.76 5.28 9.11 236 Banca Serfin, M 7,240 910 3.92 4.2 8.6

Banco Mexicano, 8,229 424 3.59 4.64 8.07

Multibanco Come 4,430 421 3.95 N.A. N.A.

Netherlands 20 ABN-AMRO Bank, 243,900 11,131 3.83 6.74 11.02 47 Rabobank Nederl 86,863 9,365 6.04 9 12 54 ING Bank, Amste 76,157 5,053 4.03 6.58 11.12

Norway 243 Norske Bank, Os 16,050 1,542 6.8 7.4 13.1 292 Christiania Ban 11,722 844 5.01 5.9 12.1

Union Bank of N 9,737 688 4.93 7.7 14.8

Portugal 148 Caixa Geral de 31,360 2,311 5.9 11.5 15 244 Banco Portugues 19,428 926 4.09 9.4 12.8 280 Banco Totta & A 15,667 556 3.03 8.79 12.44

Banco Comercial 11,000(e) 527 3.77 N.A. N.A.

Banco Espirito 11,945 922 6.73 9.3 12.1

Banco Pinto & S 8,368 443 4.78 11.59 N.A.

Saudi Arabia

Riyad Bank Ltd. 11,919 1,860 12.98 33 38

Arab National B 7,178 668 8.23 N.A. 21

Singapore 187 Development Ban 25,092 3,664 11.84 N.A. 22.2 209 Oversea-Chinese 22,331 2,970 10.96 N.A. N.A. 241 United Overseas 21,410 2,522 11.04 N.A. 23 294 Overseas Union 12,204 1,584 9.52 N.A. N.A.

South Africa 208 Amalgamated Ban 24,360 1,693 6.24 6.3 8.5 Set 3 of 3 Asset Rank Name Branches Employees

Japan (Continued) 155 Shiga Bank, Ltd 115 2,729 158 Hokkaido Bank, 142 2,881 165 San-in Godo Ban 167 3,250 168 Kiyo Bank, Ltd. 117 2,653 170 Suruga Bank, Lt 141 2,636 173 Hyakugo Bank, L 146 3,047 183 Tokyo Sowa Bank 102 2,709 184 Higo Bank, Ltd. 126 2,820 186 Ogaki-Kyoritsu 134 2,751 189 Fukuoka City Ba 143 2,368 196 Hokkoku Bank, L 148 2,598 200 Bank of Nagoya, 127 3,069 201 Bank of Kinki, 116 2,846 203 Tokyo Tomin Ban 82 2,087 204 Toho Bank, Ltd. 125 2,617 207 Keiyo Bank, Ltd 115 2,458 211 Kagoshima Bank, 143 2,782 216 Musashino Bank, 92 2,123 217 Shikoku Bank, L 133 2,256 226 Kofuku Bank, Lt 114 2,549 228 Akita Bank, Ltd 111 1,854 232 Yamanashi Chuo 95 2,217 233 Oita Bank, Ltd. 123 2,184 235 Chiba Kogyo Ban 93 2,165 237 Aichi Bank, Ltd 116 2,813 240 Bank of Osaka, 79 2,004 242 Fukui Bank, Ltd 135 2,375 247 Awa Bank, Ltd., 98 1,924 249 Fukutoku Bank, 123 2,546 250 Hiroshima-Sogo 119 2,481 252 Yachiyo Bank, L 63 2,164 255 Bank of Iwate, 125 1,871 258 Eighteenth Bank 128 2,011 259 Hokuetsu Bank, 101 2,166 261 Aomori Bank, Lt 112 1,962 269 Towa Bank, Ltd. 97 2,463 272 Bank of Ikeda, 70 1,614 273 North Pacific B 119 2,095 275 Bank of Saga, L 138 1,965 277 Chukyo Bank, Lt 108 2,353 279 Senshu Bank, Lt 73 1,683 281 Shinwa Bank, Lt 129 2,053 282 Michinoku Bank, 110 19 283 Higashi-Nippon 76 1,940 285 Bank of the Ryu 77 1,875 287 Daisan Bank, Lt 116 2,181 289 Miyazaki Bank, 107 1,872 290 Tochigi Bank, L 81 1,904 296 Ehime Bank, Ltd 93 1,776 297 Yamagata Bank, 92 1,765

Kumamoto Family 104 1,929

Hokuto Bank, Lt 127 1,771

Biwako Bank, Lt 70 1,454

Bank of Okinawa 80 1,502

Bank of Kansai, 74 1,322

Shimizu Bank, L 79 1,381

Mie Bank, Ltd., 86 1,325

Taiheiyo Bank, 40 950

Kagawa Bank, Lt 88 1,428

Niigata Chuo Ba 80 1,622

Hanshin Bank, L 77 1,370

Kita-Nippon Ban 83 1,515

Kyushu Bank, Lt 89 1,413

Kanto Bank, Ltd 66 1,346

Bank of Kochi, 83 1,400

First Bank of T 72 1,152

Taiko Bank, Ltd 60 1,293

Ibaraki Bank, L 60 1,177

Gifu Bank, Ltd. 63 1,043

Tokuyo City Ban 70 1,463

Fukushima Bank, 71 1,214

Sapporo Bank, L 73 1,079

Setouchi Bank, 62 1,126

Jordon

Arab Bank Group 125 4,334

Korea 140 Korea Developme 85 N.A. 156 Korea Exchange 289 7,800 166 Korea First Ban 345 8,718 171 Seoulbank 327 8,949 193 Cho Hung Bank L 371 8,948 194 Hanil Bank Ltd. 347 8,633 212 Commercial Bank 336 8,426 213 Kookmin Bank, S 473 14,369 214 Industrial Bank 335 9,691 245 Korea Housing B 390 12,000 268 Shinhan Bank, S 156* 4,007*

Kuwait

National Bank o 36 1,200

Luxembourg 218 Banque Internat 45 1,873 222 Banque Generale 49 1,902 251 Banque et Caiss 102 1,717

Malaysia 257 Maybank, Kuala 258 11,785

Mexico 161 Banco Nacional 710 32,609 188 Bancomer, Mexic 934 30,350 236 Banca Serfin, M 301 18,331

Banco Mexicano, 227 7,453

Multibanco Come 325 11,639

Netherlands 20 ABN-AMRO Bank, 1,703 59,184 47 Rabobank Nederl 1,987 34,452 54 ING Bank, Amste 2,527* 24,920

Norway 243 Norske Bank, Os 167 6,148 292 Christiania Ban 153 4,317

Union Bank of N 200 3,718

Portugal 148 Caixa Geral de 834 14,575 244 Banco Portugues 582 9,136 280 Banco Totta & A 260 4,310

Banco Comercial 311* 4,066*

Banco Espirito 332 5,714

Banco Pinto & S 243 5,716

Saudi Arabia

Riyad Bank Ltd. 179 3,398

Arab National B 193 1,998

Singapore 187 Development Ban 57 4,715 209 Oversea-Chinese 102 4,500 241 United Overseas 139 3,500 294 Overseas Union 71 2,655

South Africa 208 Amalgamated Ban 1,206 37,774 === Data Source: American Banker survey. All foreign banks tracked by American Banker have been listed. Equity Capital includes the value of common and perpetual preferred stock, surplus, undivided profits, and capital reserves. Minority interest is excluded. Key capital ratios: equity capital as a percentage of end of period total assets less contra accounts: and the two risk-adjusted capital ratios: tier 1 capital as a percentage of risk- adjusted assets and total capital as a percentage of risk-adjusted assets.(e)- An American Banker estimate. (*)- Data are as of yearend 1993. Compiled by American Banker, 1995.

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