Asia 100 1997: Waiting for the impact
| Rank | Bank | Location | Fiscal period | Share holders' equity ($m) | Equity growth (%) | Total assets ($m) | Asset growth (%) | Net income ($m) | Income growth (%) | Return on equity (%) | $ rate differential (%) | |
| 97 | 96 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | State Bank of India | Bombay, India | 1997 | 2,221 | 46.02 | 43,574 | 8.31 | 370 | 59.85 | 16.66 | 4.6 |
| 2 | 4 | Canara Bank | Bangalore, India | 1997 | 570 | 6.1 | 9,930 | 14.58 | 41 | -41.63 | 7.2 | 4.6 |
| 3 | 7 | Bank of Baroda | Bombay, India | 1997 | 554 | 14.86 | ||||||