In the Asia-Pacific excluding China and Japan table, Australia has enjoyed another successful year, with South Korea also making a strong appearance. 

African lenders regained ground in 2022’s rankings, even as challenges mount in key markets.

There is little change at the top of the Top 1000 World Banks ranking, as Chinese megalenders keep a tight grip on the top four places.

Japan’s banks have struggled during the past year, with declines in Tier 1 capital seeing them slide down the 2022 ranking.

Swedish banks Nordax and Klarna top the highest movers list, which is still dominated by banks from the Americas and Asia-Pacific. 

For the second year in a row, US community bank United National tops the league tables for this profitability metric. 

Canada’s biggest bank has topped the table in profitability and overall performance.

After a difficult year in the 2021 Top 1000 ranking, many Indonesian banks have improved their positions in 2022.

It was a mixed picture for European banks’ capital positions in 2021, with almost every lender in the top 10 table for central and eastern Europe seeing a rise in their Tier 1 capital, yet the opposite was true for western Europe.

France’s largest banks are well positioned to absorb the blows from risks stemming from exposure to Russia, after rebounding from the Covid-19 pandemic in impressive fashion.