Although Asia-Pacific’s share of profits has fallen for the third consecutive year, banks from the region still dominate The Banker's ranking by this measure, accounting for 48.28% of profits among the Top 1000 World Banks. In terms of return on capital (ROC), Papua New Guinea’s Bank of South Pacific, is at 13th, the highest ranked bank from the region, with an ROC of 47.77%, while four Pakistani lenders and one Sri Lankan bank also make the Top 25.
North America’s share of profits increased in the 2016 ranking, from 22.56% to 24.92%, but the country’s American Express Company is the region’s only bank among the Top 25 by ROC.
