| Rank | Bank | Country | Fiscal period | Shareholder equity ($m) | Equity growth (%) | Total assets ($m) | Asset growth | Net income (%) | Income growth (%) | Return on average equity (%) | $ rate differential equity (%) |
| 1 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | China | 1996 | 11,346 | 1.56 | 437,392 | 16.8 | 700 | 24.44 | 6.22 | -0.23 |
| 2 | Bank of China | China | 1996 | 9,974 | 13.42 | 292,554 | 7.38 | 1,067 | 22.36 | 11.37 | 0 |
| 3 | China Construction Bank | China | 1997 | 5,988 | 9.02 | 203,116 | 6.7 | 227 | -61.14 | 3.95 | -0.22 |
| 4 | Banco Bradesco | Brazil | 1997 | 5,479 | 9.32 | 55,286 | 59.22 | 783 | 3.12 | 14.92 | 7.41 |
| 5 | Bank of Taiwan | Taiwan | 1997 | 5,479 | - | 54,211 | - | 360 | - | 6.55 | 18.78 |
| 6 | Banco do Brasil | Brazil | 1997 | 5,377 | 7.35 |