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71 Arab Banks among top 1000 Largest Banks in the World (Tier 1 Capital)

71 Arab banks have secured a rank among the largest 1,000 banks worldwide based on Tier 1 Capital according to data published by “The Banker” magazine in July, 2021.

Main Observations

  • The total capital of the 71 Arab banks amounted to $355,446 million, while their assets amounted to about $ 3,094,768million.
  • Banks in the United Arab Emirates topped the Arab world with a total of 15 banks among the top 1,000 largest banks in the world based on Tier 1 Capital size, followed by Saudi Arabia (11 banks), Qatar (9 banks), Bahrain Egypt and Kuwait (7 banks each), Oman (5 banks), Morocco (4 banks), Jordan (3 banks), Tunisia (2 banks) and Lebanon (1 bank).
  • Qatar National Bank maintained its Rank as the top Arab Banks according to Tier 1 Capital, followed by National Commercial Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emirates NBD, and then Al Rajhi Bank

Country

Number of Banks

Strength

Size

  

Tier 1 Capital

Assets

  
 

$m

$m

  

UAE

15

92,547

829,792

  

KSA

11

109,463

738,885

  

Qatar

9

52,458

502,552

  

Bahrain

7

13,459

132,072

  

Egypt

7

23,194

283,038

  

Kuwait

7

28,469

254,938

  

Oman

5

10,469

70,884

  

Morocco

4

13,271

164,978

  

Jordan

3

7,547

69,933

  

Tunisia

2

1,273

12,265

  

Lebanon

1

3,296

35,431

  

Total

71

355,446

3,094,768

  

Asset Size Top 10 Ranking

  • Qatar National Bank ranked as the top Arab Bank in terms of Asset size, followed by First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emirates NBD, National Commercial Bank and then Al National Bank of Egypt

Arab Rank

Bank

Country

Date

Asset Size $m

1

Qatar National Bank

Qatar

20-Dec

            281,598

2

First Abu Dhabi Bank

UAE

20-Dec

            250,221

3

Emirates NBD

UAE

20-Dec

            190,059

4

National Commercial Bank

KSA

20-Dec

            159,852

5

National Bank of Egypt

Egypt

20-Jun

            125,447

6

Al Rajhi Bank

KSA

20-Dec

            125,020

7

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

UAE

20-Dec

            111,940

8

National Bank of Kuwait

Kuwait

20-Dec

               99,057

9

Riyad Bank

KSA

20-Dec

               82,690

10

Samba Financial Group

KSA

20-Dec

               79,185

Pre-tax Profit Top 10 Ranking

Qatar National Bank ranked as the top Arab Bank in terms of Pre-tax Profit, followed by National Commercial Bank, Al Rajhi Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank and then Emirates NBD.

Arab Rank

Bank

Country

pre-tax profit $m

1

Qatar National Bank

Qatar

                            3,622

2

National Commercial Bank

KSA

                            3,449

3

Al Rajhi Bank

KSA

                            3,150

4

First Abu Dhabi Bank

UAE

                            2,966

5

Emirates NBD

UAE

                            2,023

6

National Bank of Egypt

Egypt

                            1,902

7

Banque Misr

Egypt

                            1,506

8

Riyad Bank

KSA

                            1,462

9

Samba Financial Group

KSA

                            1,311

10

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

UAE

                            1,071

Table 4: Data for Arab Banks among the Top 1,000 banks in the World (Tier 1 capital) for the Year 2020

          Strength Size
          Tier 1 Capital Assets
         
Arab Rnking International Ranking (Latest/Previous) Bank Country Date $m % Change $m rank % Change
1 79/72 Qatar National Bank Qatar 20-Dec    25,706 3.34   281,598 100 8.5
2 89/94 National Commercial Bank KSA 20-Dec    21,844 16.74   159,852 148 18.17
3 94/85 First Abu Dhabi Bank UAE 20-Dec    21,172 1.82   250,221 107 11.81
4 95/87 Emirates NBD UAE 20-Dec    21,104 3.96   190,059 129 2.16
5 113/115 Al Rajhi Bank KSA 20-Dec    15,498 13.53   125,020 170 22.06
6 130/127 Samba Financial Group KSA 20-Dec    13,463 7.63     79,185 254 16.17
7 133/118 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank UAE 20-Dec    13,237 -2.51   111,940 190 1.49
8 151/149 Riyad Bank KSA 20-Dec    11,827 9.32     82,690 246 16.67
9 156/150 National Bank of Kuwait Kuwait 20-Dec    11,211 3.77     99,057 218 1.52
10 158/146 Saudi British Bank KSA 20-Dec    11,140 0.32     73,720 264 4.14
11 167/187 Dubai Islamic Bank UAE 20-Dec    10,581 33.21     78,834 255 24.92
12 171/175 Banque Saudi Fransi KSA 20-Dec    10,264 17.63     51,753 353 8.94
13 195/194 Arab National Bank KSA 20-Dec      8,076 8.38     48,106 371 -1.66
14 215/237 National Bank of Egypt Egypt 20-Jun      7,268 28.12   125,447 169 29.41
15 218/205 Kuwait Finance House Kuwait 20-Dec      7,111 0.40     71,674 272 10.89
16 233/225 Alinma Bank KSA 20-Dec      6,707 9.94     41,834 403 18.99
17 248/243 Qatar Islamic Bank Qatar 20-Dec      6,083 9.50     47,900 373 6.63
18 259/245 Arab Bank  Jordan 20-Dec      5,651 2.61     54,414 340 6.25
19 272/366 Banque Misr Egypt 20-Jun      5,463 84.15     76,307 260 31.35
20 279/238 MashreqBank UAE 20-Dec      5,249 -7.19     43,159 395 -0.57
21 286/296 Attijariwafa Bank Morocco 20-Dec      5,000 15.70     63,832 300 14.94
22 288/278 Commercial Bank Qatar 20-Dec      4,979 6.71     42,199 401 4.11
23 290/268 Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank UAE 20-Dec      4,968 1.01     34,799 448 1.45
24 293/271 Bank Muscat Oman 20-Dec      4,964 3.85     32,390 475 1.33
25 302/305 Groupe Banques Populaire Morocco 20-Dec      4,718 14.01     49,918 364 10.96
26 312/282 Ahli United Bank Bahrain 20-Dec      4,582 -0.61     40,071 413 -0.52
27 314/314 Saudi Investment Bank KSA 20-Dec      4,522 14.49     26,636 527 -0.92
28 329/295 Bank ABC UAE 20-Dec      4,055 -6.95     30,407 486 113
29 350/323 Doha Bank Qatar 20-Dec      3,676 1.79     28,445 506 -4.31
30 352/341 Masraf Al Rayan Qatar 20-Dec      3,654 8.56     33,273 466 13.83
31 355/369 CIB Egypt Egypt 20-Dec      3,593 22.11     27,286 521 12.81
32 369/411 Commercial Bank of Dubai UAE 20-Dec      3,333 29.20     26,507 532 10.55
33 372-N/A Bank Audi Lebanon 20-Dec      3,296 28.82     35,431 442 -10.38
34 377/351 Bank AlJazira KSA 20-Dec      3,242 0.64     24,557 562 6.41
35 405/426 Afreximbank Egypt 20-Dec      3,015 9.51     19,307 629 33.71
36 427/417 Bank Albilad KSA 20-Dec      2,880 14.03     25,532 550 11.23
37 445-N/A Dukhan Bank Qatar 20-Dec      2,724 5.64     23,708 575 11.88
38 448/377 Burgan Bank Kuwait 20-Dec      2,712 -5.17     23,687 576 0.35
39 461/395 Gulf International Bank Bahrain 20-Dec      2,531 -6.04     29,550 495 -2.29
40 467/400 Bank of Africa Morocco 20-Dec      2,503 -3.12     37,293 430 13.27
41 498/454 Gulf Bank Kuwait 20-Dec      2,265 2.30     20,376 612 -2.12
42 522/494 RakBank UAE 20-Dec      2,091 5.55     14,368 730 -7.61
43 530/493 Qatar International Islamic Bank Qatar 20-Dec      2,026 1.99     16,844 679 7.89
44 532/476 Commercial Bank of Kuwait Kuwait 20-Dec      2,019 -2.40     14,629 726 -9.94
45 536/504 Sharjah Islamic Bank UAE 20-Dec      2,005 4.02     14,593 727 15.54
46 541/525 Al Khalij Commercial Bank Qatar 20-Dec      1,986 9.60     15,520 710 5.07
47 542/543 Arab African Internationl Bank Egypt 20-Dec      1,967 16.92     14,267 733 18.72
48 543/457 Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Kuwait 20-Dec      1,963 -11.01     16,176 697 -0.62
49 554/522 Al Baraka Banking Group Bahrain 20-Dec      1,913 4.76     28,250 508 7.58
50 587/541 Bank Dhofar Oman 20-Dec      1,723 -0.95     11,072 805 -1.59
51 611/585 Ahli Bank Qatar Qatar 20-Dec      1,624 5.33     13,065 759 8.29
52 635/572 National Bank of Fujairah UAE 20-Dec      1,546 -1.82     10,855 811 -6.85
53 662/614 Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait Bahrain 20-Dec      1,392 -2.28     10,001 830 -2.71
54 671/630 Sohar International Oman 20-Dec      1,369 -0.53       9,391 852 3.02
55 675/639 National Bank of Oman Oman 20-Dec      1,348 0.68       9,448 851 -0.33
56 679/633 National Bank of Bahrain Bahrain 20-Dec      1,332 -2.64     11,599 792 36.53
57 680/644 HBTF Jordan 20-Dec      1,331 0.63     11,699 786 -1.6
58 718/687 National Bank of Umm AL Qaiwain UAE 20-Dec      1,222 1.09       3,688 996 -5.25
59 734/681 Kuwait International Bank Kuwait 20-Dec      1,188 -2.49       9,339 854 4.24
60 771/788 Oman Arab Bank Oman 20-Dec      1,065 19.46       8,583 872 32.15
61 775/762 Credit Agricole Du Maroc Morocco 20-Dec      1,050 10.39     13,935 740 15.19
62 778/722 GFH Financial Group Bahrain 20-Dec      1,040 -4.38       6,587 936 10.79
63 792/794 Banque Du Caire Egypt 20-Dec         998 13.10     13,095 756 14.20
64 833/853 Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt  Egypt 20-Dec         890 21.47       7,329 908 14.06
65 890-N/A Bank of Sharjah UAE 20-Dec         742 -6.74       9,840 836 13.85
66 911/914 Banque Nationale Agricole Tunisia 20-Dec         697 14.64       5,435 969 14.97
67 925/868 Al Salam Bank Bahrain 20-Dec         669 -5.11       6,014 952 10.95
68 934/890 Ajman Bank UAE 20-Dec         655 0.20       5,855 957 -8.97
69 973/919 Commercial Bank International UAE 20-Dec         587 -2.61       4,667 982 -8.01
70 983-N/A Banque Internationale Arabe De Tunisie Tunisia 20-Dec         576 10.88       6,830 925 13.26
71 986/988 Bank of Jordan Jordan 20-Dec         565 14.42       3,820 995 0.16

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