| Rank | Bank | City | Fiscal period | Shareholder equity ($m) | Equity growth (%) | Total assets ($m) | Asset growth (%) | Net income ($m) | Income growth (%) | ROAE (%) |
| Latvia | ||||||||||
| 1 | Parekss Banka | Riga | 1998 | 59 | 7.8 | 529 | 25.7 | 2 | -86.3 | 3.6 |
| 2 | Latvijas Unibanka | Riga | 1998 | 49 | -5.5 | 544 | 29.5 | -27 | -330.3 | -52.0 |
| 3 | Rietumu Banka | Riga | 1997 | 30 | 82.3 | 312 | 96.7 | 14 | 70.1 | 62.2 |
| 4 | Baltijas Tranzitu Bank | Riga | 1997 | 22 | 59.1 | 114 | 38.4 | 4 | 104.2 | 25.1 |
| Lebanon | ||||||||||
| 1 | Byblos Bank | Beirut | 1997 | 237 | 197.9 |