Bank atlas 1999: The world's biggest banks
Top 50 by market capitalisation
The 1999 Bank Atlas was compiled by Fitch IBCA Limited from commercial banks - annual reports and financial statements for 1998 and 1997. This year the ranking of the world's top 200 banks uses 1998 figures only, received by Fitch IBCA before our cut-off date of May 14. We have also included a table of top 200 banks using 1997 figures for comparison.
Where possible, figures are presented in consolidated form. Banks owned by other financial institutions are not listed separately. Subsidiaries and branches are not shown either.
Criteria for inclusion:
G10 countries: minimum shareholder equity $1 billion (maximum 50 banks per country)
OECD countries outside G10: minimum shareholder equity $300 million
Other countries: minimum shareholder equity $200 million, except where information is only available on a small number of emerging markets banks
Notes:
Germany: Genussscheine (participation certificates) are excluded.
Indonesia: Unaudited figures are shown. Equity and asset growth are year-on-year. Net income growth is based on the same period of previous year. A constant exchange rate of Rp8025 to the dollar was used (rate of 31/12/98).
Japan: