Mexico’s Banco Compartamos has retained its pole position in the return-on-assets (ROA) ranking with a ratio of 13.99%, while the US’s United National Corporation has maintained second place with an ROA of 13.54%. However, the gap between the two leaders is much narrower than in 2016’s rankings, suggesting the US bank is gaining ground.
The only other lender to post double-digit ROA is India’s Bandhan Bank, which makes its Top 1000 debut this year. Its 10.61% ROA is more than double that of any other bank in the entire Asia-Pacific region, pushing Papua New Guinea’s Bank of South Pacific (last year’s regional winner) down to second.