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Each year The Africa Report collates a list of the continent's Top 200 banks. These rankings, which were published in October 2010, were based on banks' 2009 financial year, showing the first ripples of the financial crisis as it hit Africa. Read analysis of how Africa's banks are going the extra mile to get closer to their customers.

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Of 6,691 African companies in our database, 5,913 receive a detailed questionnaire. After crosschecks and verification, we establish a ranking of Africa’s top 1,550 companies. The first 500 are published. To allow comparison, we apply the same rules to all our data. 1) All financial data must have a clearly-defined source, generally communicated to us by the companies themselves, and must refer to the 2009 financial year (in some cases 2009/10). 2) If presented in local currency, we convert the data into US dollar amounts according to the rate prevailing on 31 December 2009. 3). We include all companies who fall under the legal juristiction of at least one of the 53 countries in Africa (Zimbabwe is excluded), which is why a holding company and a subsidiary can both feature in the list. 4) Where we cannot obtain up-to-date figures, we use those of the previous year (marked with an asterisk). After two years of silence a company is struck off our ranking.

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Rank 2011	Rank 2010	Company name	Country	TOTAL ASSETS	NET EARNINGS	CREDIT	DEPOSITS
1	1	STANDARD BANK GROUP	SOUTH AFRICA	201 047 539	4 324 234	106 928 125	118 780 275
2	2	STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA	SOUTH AFRICA	126 441 640	3 040 895	80 704 539	92 077 055
3	3	ABSA GROUP	SOUTH AFRICA	107 792 912	3 511 503	75 019 636	56 886 800
4	5	FIRSTRAND BANKING GROUP	SOUTH AFRICA	98 267 170	2 497 169	65 412 350	77 328 893
5	4	NEDBANK GROUP	SOUTH AFRICA	91 581 623	2 498 674	71 504 823	73 786 698
6	6	NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT (NBE)	EGYPT	51 156 601	949 374	13 978 151	41 921 965
7	7	ATTIJARIWAFA BANK	MOROCCO	36 154 662	1 729 189	23 605 539	23 750 711
8	8	BANQUE EXTERIEURE D'ALGERIE	ALGERIA	32 019 000	521 000	13 052 000	27 571 000
9	-	BANQUE MISR	EGYPT	30 651 052	234 167	7 099 186	27 333 998
10	9	GUMHOURIA BANK*	LIBYA	26 113 980	518 694	10 221 956	2 534 480
11	10	CREDIT POPULAIRE DU MAROC	MOROCCO	25 375 145	1 184 777	17 228 138	20 016 473
12	12	BANQUE MAROC. DU COMMERCE EXT. (BMCE)	MOROCCO	22 069 465	890 381	12 658 687	15 565 040
13	11	BANQUE NATIONALE D'ALGERIE	ALGERIA	18 624 966	642 683	9 733 125	9 917 680
14	13	FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA	NIGERIA	15 030 282	791 932	7 456 363	9 457 697
15	15	COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL BANK	EGYPT	12 920 377	673 506	6 025 399	10 854 284
16	17	ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK	NIGERIA	12 355 576	596 880	4 650 618	8 593 829
17	-	ZENITH BANK NIGERIA	NIGERIA	11 667 266	-	4 354 447	84 078 790
18	16	CAISSE NAT. D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE*	ALGERIA	11 011 529	95 913	3 969 031	9 922 676
19	-	BANQUE DE L'AGRIC. ET DU DEV. RURAL	ALGERIA	10 693 740	202 809	5 690 113	9 132 308
20	19	UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA GROUP	NIGERIA	10 547 378	461 460	4 099 848	8 261 955
21	18	CREDIT POPULAIRE D'ALGERIE*	ALGERIA	10 469 305	294 941	3 394 823	6 651 160
22	20	NATIONAL SOCIETE GENERALE BANK	EGYPT	10 429 577	492 939	5 567 169	8 579 325
23	-	UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA NIGERIA	NIGERIA	9 340 761	410 545	3 711 914	7 296 291
24	21	ECOBANK TRANSNATIONAL INC.*	TOGO	9 006 523	873 318	4 766 197	6 472 459
25	24	SOCIETE GENERALE MAROCAINE DE BANQUES	MOROCCO	8 790 813	429 402	6 980 433	7 030 795
26	22	ARAB AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK	EGYPT	8 486 581	173 147	4 166 839	6 195 808
27	23	BANCO AFRICANO DE INVESTIMENTOS	ANGOLA	8 329 664	537 924	2 382 566	6 016 732
28	26	BANQUE MAROC. POUR LE COMM. ET L'IND.	MOROCCO	7 817 022	335 843	6 204 970	5 027 647
29	28	GUARANTY TRUST BANK	NIGERIA	7 615 705	546 724	3 937 471	4 910 135
30	25	IMPERIAL BANK*	SOUTH AFRICA	7 504 034	274 098	6 801 773	6 752 730
31	27	BANK OF CAIRO*	EGYPT	7 180 277	197 464	1 572 106	6 399 296
32	33	BANCO DE FOMENTO DE ANGOLA	ANGOLA	6 435 885	427 050	1 571 485	5 553 939
33	34	OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA	NIGERIA	6 380 457	-	1 827 366	4 291 265
34	29	BANQUE ALGERIENNE DE DEVELOPPEMENT*	ALGERIA	6 317 096	25 939	3 582 486	-
35	30	WAHDA BANK*	LIBYA	6 170 243	133 833	1 286 087	5 626 828
36	31	DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA*	SOUTH AFRICA	6 086 303	219 913	-	-
37	40	AFRICAN BANK	SOUTH AFRICA	5 897 941	1 807 657	3 815 412	-
38	35	BANK OF ALEXANDRIA*	EGYPT	5 821 682	200 277	2 924 143	4 545 433
39	37	PRINCIPAL BANK FOR DEV. AND AGR. CREDIT	EGYPT	5 686 415	118 582	2 382 811	4 875 966
40	38	FAISAL ISLAMIC BANK OF EGYPT	EGYPT	5 422 348	148 140	3 567 202	4 934 838
41	36	CREDIT DU MAROC	MOROCCO	5 272 724	235 800	3 921 236	3 982 426
42	43	ACCESS BANK GROUP	NIGERIA	5 247 451	453 279	2 970 202	3 322 668
43	39	HSBC MAURITIUS	MAURITIUS	4 885 076	88 845	3 058 537	4 380 623
44	-	ACCESS BANK NIGERIA	NIGERIA	4 739 783	388 112	2 794 510	3 020 246
45	48	THE MAURITIUS COMMERCIAL BANK	MAURITIUS	4 665 543	221 144	3 221 196	3 858 671
46	41	COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA*	ETHIOPIA	4 609 276	299 319	1 419 065	3 371 901
47	49	SKYE BANK	NIGERIA	4 602 201	396 090	2 514 008	3 097 776
48	42	BANQUE INTERNATIONALE ARABE DE TUNISIE	TUNISIA	4 477 338	208 679	2 727 334	3 845 856
49	44	SOCIETE TUNISIENNE DE BANQUE*	TUNISIA	4 429 164	182 307	3 577 896	3 205 194
50	50	CREDIT AGRICOLE EGYPT	EGYPT	4 342 854	131 919	1 847 919	3 611 091
51	46	BANCO BIC*	ANGOLA	4 319 489	305 131	1 837 031	3 377 582
52	47	BANQUE NATIONALE AGRICOLE (BNA)*	TUNISIA	4 213 837	180 161	3 251 112	3 336 903
53	51	DIAMOND BANK	NIGERIA	3 878 064	319 500	2 002 521	2 686 448
54	53	BANK PHB*	NIGERIA	3 660 768	222 800	1 225 699	3 135 561
55	52	BANQUE DE L'HABITAT DE TUNISIE	TUNISIA	3 639 377	133 963	2 752 248	2 309 429
56	55	CREDIT IMMOBILIER ET HOTELIER	MOROCCO	3 587 424	177 516	2 966 840	2 254 826
57	54	GROUPE BOA*	MALI	3 565 523	239 652	1 907 764	2 714 373
58	59	FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK	NIGERIA	3 511 613	143 009	2 131 385	2 183 034
59	64	STANDARD CHARTERED BANK MAURICE	MAURITIUS	3 439 660	86 335	1 055 723	863 583
60	60	AMEN BANK	TUNISIA	3 300 174	116 941	2 549 884	2 401 321
61	57	BARCLAYS BANK EGYPT*	EGYPT	3 284 804	200 412	1 021 999	2 736 329
62	58	HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT BANK*	EGYPT	3 233 237	57 216	1 022 097	1 177 982
63	56	FIDELITY BANK	NIGERIA	3 140 123	173 041	1 040 331	2 130 351
64	70	KENYA COMMERCIAL BANKING GROUP	KENYA	3 016 274	235 744	1 777 360	2 363 696
65	62	BARCLAYS BANK OF MAURITIUS	MAURITIUS	2 929 816	151 366	1 387 626	2 522 352
66	63	ALWATANY BANK OF EGYPT	EGYPT	2 923 062	128 490	1 227 020	2 212 040
67	65	ATTIJARI BANK TUNISIE	TUNISIA	2 769 193	124 593	1 876 783	2 217 779
68	61	ARAB TUNISIAN BANK	TUNISIA	2 757 198	98 860	1 546 372	1 986 497
69	80	BGFIBANK HOLDING CORP.	GABON	2 753 760	163 217	1 383 666	2 034 646
70	-	KENYA COMMERCIAL GROUP	KENYA	2 529 860	221 981	-	-
71	68	STATE BANK OF MAURITIUS	MAURITIUS	2 527 713	121 479	1 384 547	1 947 164
72	73	STANBIC IBTC CHARTERED BANK	NIGERIA	2 507 207	171 932	1 068 967	1 215 758
73	85	STANDARD BANK MAURITIUS	MAURITIUS	2 492 874	8 493	255 074	2 165 127
74	69	ECOBANK NIGERIA*	NIGERIA	2 472 427	292 800	1 298 662	1 651 976
75	71	EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BANK OF EGYPT*	EGYPT	2 272 265	82 181	1 442 981	174 222
76	72	LAND AND AGR. DEV. BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA*	SOUTH AFRICA	2 269 529	91 236	1 600 646	89 201
77	79	BNP PARIBAS EL DJAZAIR	ALGERIA	2 200 430	145 192	923 333	1 576 500
78	92	FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NAMIBIA	NAMIBIA	2 177 436	112 760	1 678 210	1 790 412
79	105	CAPITEC BANK	SOUTH AFRICA	2 172 425	309 503	1 515 252	1 572 185
80	76	BANQUE DE TUNISIE	TUNISIA	2 157 389	101 452	1 814 187	1 661 042
81	74	AL BARAKA BANK EGYPT*	EGYPT	2 130 000	36 000	-	-
82	93	BANK WINDHOEK	NAMIBIA	2 101 410	128 760	1 742 255	1 838 276
83	75	BARCLAYS BANK OF KENYA	KENYA	2 068 980	188 088	1 045 764	1 485 912
84	78	SOCIETE GENERALE ALGERIE	ALGERIA	2 018 070	158 280	2 914 990	1 490 470
85	88	UNITY BANK	NIGERIA	1 991 715	-	743 116	1 445 488
86	83	UNION INTERNATIONALE DE BANQUES	TUNISIA	1 975 635	84 330	1 578 428	1 542 716
87	84	SOCIETE ARABE INTERNATIONALE DE BANQUE	EGYPT	1 907 293	68 711	768 957	1 523 605
88	81	PIRAEUS BANK*	EGYPT	1 881 820	-	1 021 890	1 563 640
89	82	FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOTSWANA	BOTSWANA	1 859 718	145 075	882 347	1 567 306
90	95	CO-OPERATIVE BANK OF KENYA	KENYA	1 852 080	114 030	1 039 420	1 486 541
91	108	STERLING BANK	NIGERIA	1 806 764	92 006	656 179	1 324 047
92	90	COMMERCIAL BANK OF ERITREA	ERITREA	1 801 801	18 872	62 336	1 692 776
93	87	BARCLAYS BANK OF BOTSWANA*	BOTSWANA	1 734 849	150 652	857 157	1 410 122
94	106	EQUITY BANK GROUP	KENYA	1 716 216	140 556	939 588	1 253 172
95	110	STANDARD CHARTERED BANK KENYA	KENYA	1 712 955	97 387	724 042	1 206 049
96	86	BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE MO	MOZAMBIQUE	1 666 178	201 195	1 072 913	1 335 525
97	89	MISR IRAN DEVELOPMENT BANK*	EGYPT	1 663 095	31 804	573 962	1 264 149
98	113	STANDARD CHARTERED BANK BOTSWANA	BOTSWANA	1 612 456	73 557	530 888	1 400 417
99	101	BANQUE AL-BARAKA D'ALGERIE	ALGERIA	1 589 514	95 509	734 538	1 186 876
100	106	EQUITY BANK KENYA	KENYA	1 552 920	132 672	-	-
101	97	CRDB BANK	TANZANIA	1 529 143	-	741 373	1 332 271
102	102	UNION BANCAIRE POUR LE COMM. ET L'IND.	TUNISIA	1 509 125	74 731	1 094 941	1 140 902
103	117	STANDARD CHARTERED BANK NIGERIA	NIGERIA	1 500 810	160 803	625 909	1 003 028
104	134	BANCO COMERCIAL E DE INVESTIMENTOS	MOZAMBIQUE	1 444 196	98 758	924 205	1 040 681
105	94	SOC. GEN. DE BANQUES EN COTE D'IVOIRE*	COTE D'IVOIRE	1 412 143	117 082	921 439	1 151 553
106	103	GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK	GHANA	1 410 900	189 842	670 239	1 051 941
107	112	NATIONAL MICROFINANCE BANK	TANZANIA	1 390 672	131 939	566 138	1 196 347
108	96	AHLI UNITED BANK EGYPT*	EGYPT	1 389 693	-	810 631	-
109	98	ATLANTIC FINANCIAL GROUP*	COTE D'IVOIRE	1 370 291	100 362	-	-
110	99	CITIBANK NA ALGERIE*	ALGERIA	1 362 305	68 951	316 307	1 031 705
111	109	BGFI BANK GABON	GABON	1 337 920	78 760	834 558	721 563
112	125	BANCO MILLENNIUM ANGOLA	ANGOLA	1 330 844	67 096	579 328	775 485
113	100	CBAO GROUPE ATTIJARIWAFA BANK	SENEGAL	1 287 436	85 924	700 320	1 036 411
114	107	CFC STANBIC BANK	KENYA	1 285 663	25 245	707 820	873 331
115	111	SOCIETE GENERALE SOUTH AFRICA*	SOUTH AFRICA	1 238 610	13 636	1 205 555	1 177 003
116	127	SBI MAURITIUS (EX-SBI INTERNATIONAL)	MAURITIUS	1 223 000	28 000	795 000	938 000
117	119	CCEI BANK GE	EQ. GUINEA	1 201 731	94 080	909 747	964 502
118	115	BANCO DE NEGOCIOS INTERNACIONAL	ANGOLA	1 182 751	73 087	602 559	863 927
119	118	BANCO SOL*	ANGOLA	1 155 750	32 160	243 292	1 042 402
120	122	BANQUE INT. POUR L'EPARGNE ET LE CREDIT	CAMEROON	1 150 453	79 432	540 393	935 085
121	129	BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA	GHANA	1 093 274	111 539	291 097	730 321
122	123	DEUTSCHE BANK*	MAURITIUS	1 078 245	2 170	357 507	685 409
123	126	BANK OF AFRICA - BENIN*	BENIN	1 050 943	57 022	464 384	677 802
124	156	INVESTMENT & MORTGAGES BANK	KENYA	1 042 586	71 746	603 088	818 501
125	130	STANBIC BANK UGANDA	UGANDA	1 032 064	124 349	518 017	791 595
126	128	FAISAL ISLAMIC BANK SUDAN*	SUDAN	1 030 760	66 351	-	-
127	139	AFRILAND FIRST BANK	CAMEROON	1 024 723	51 737	607 593	887 200
128	140	DIAMOND TRUST BANK KENYA	KENYA	1 003 202	58 593	615 121	794 359
129	147	BANCO CAIXA GERAL TOTTA DE ANGOLA	ANGOLA	999 236	84 173	200 426	709 757
130	141	STANDARD BANK MOZAMBIQUE	MOZAMBIQUE	978 220	78 525	346 880	836 286
131	132	SOC. GEN. DE BANQUES AU CAMEROUN	CAMEROON	972 552	71 920	733 200	796 588
132	131	NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE	TANZANIA	969 122	64 615	469 464	804 789
133	133	ECOBANK GHANA*	GHANA	956 229	110 136	314 216	697 237
134	144	MERCANTILE BANK	SOUTH AFRICA	942 267	39 338	559 810	687 106
135	136	ARAB BANKING CORP. (EGYPT)*	EGYPT	915 592	27 131	274 077	695 711
136	137	INVESTEC BANK MAURITIUS*	MAURITIUS	915 119	45 560	461 137	439 739
137	162	AFRICAN BANKING CORP. HOLDING	BOTSWANA	913 919	45 281	467 965	746 018
138	171	BGFI BANK CONGO	REP. OF CONGO	879 350	47 579	249 985	725 444
139	143	COMMERCIAL BANK OF AFRICA*	KENYA	829 632	85 737	435 467	726 133
140	152	SOC. GEN. DE BANQ. EN GUINEE EQUATORIALE	EQ. GUINEA	806 733	31 524	109 669	742 774
141	145	BANQUE DE DEVELOPPEMENT DU MALI	MALI	802 692	41 822	314 820	657 360
142	142	BANCO COMERCIAL DO ATL	CAPE VERDE	778 402	44 722	477 389	660 139
143	146	BICIG*	GABON	777 513	56 141	244 531	653 554
144	150	ECOBANK COTE D'IVOIRE*	COTE D'IVOIRE	743 577	62 200	498 871	493 871
145	160	BANQUE ATLANTIQUE - COTE D'IVOIRE	COTE D'IVOIRE	741 047	51 886	356 166	622 249
146	149	DASHEN BANK	ETHIOPIA	735 026	13 275	293 855	603 601
147	158	NATIXIS ALGERIE	ALGERIA	723 603	61 070	501 220	472 202
148	163	NATIONAL BANK OF KENYA	KENYA	720 320	52 400	250 136	573 655
149	167	NIC BANK	KENYA	708 167	40 794	489 060	581 907
150	164	ZAMBIA NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK	ZAMBIA	704 004	64 839	345 101	518 248
151	154	BIAO COTE D'IVOIRE*	COTE D'IVOIRE	693 379	53 440	470 207	474 755
152	155	BICICI*	COTE D'IVOIRE	690 721	60 354	428 681	545 377
153	157	TADAMON ISLAMIC BANK*	SUDAN	681 652	27 881	506 873	473 024
154	181	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK	GHANA	681 358	95 595	385 300	357 983
155	159	BICIS*	SENEGAL	674 061	59 496	423 619	524 546
156	161	ECOBANK BENIN*	BENIN	666 091	43 685	414 537	453 641
157	153	SOCIETE COMMERCIALE DE BANQUE CAMEROUN	CAMEROON	662 908	47 367	343 633	566 100
158	176	BANQUE DES MASCAREIGNES	MAURITIUS	660 048	23 208	550 951	391 508
159	190	FINANCIAL BC SA TOGO	TOGO	644 326	36 151	321 164	488 957
160	165	DEVELOPMENT BANK OF ETHIOPIA*	ETHIOPIA	619 515	3 354	527 402	38 321
161	166	BANK OF AFRICA - MADAGASCAR*	MADAGASCAR	610 375	43 655	242 463	520 115
162	168	ECOBANK BURKINA*	BURKINA FASO	590 429	27 968	333 252	412 076
163	-	STANBIC BANK GHANA	GHANA	590 263	66 507	294 996	486 925
164	170	ECOBANK SENEGAL*	SENEGAL	573 970	42 657	366 794	405 471
165	172	UNION GABONAISE DE BANQUE	GABON	566 478	44 138	292 171	469 054
166	182	SOCIETE IVOIRIENNE DE BANQUE	COTE D'IVOIRE	546 274	48 063	406 536	406 898
167	175	STANDARD BANK LESOTHO*	LESOTHO	545 431	58 208	156 366	424 141
168	177	MERCHANT BANK GHANA	GHANA	543 469	66 707	155 633	435 850
169	179	NATIONAL BANK OF MALAWI	MALAWI	540 730	77 185	277 714	385 420
170	169	ARAB BANKING CORP. ALGERIE	ALGERIA	537 590	33 295	224 412	326 100
171	174	AWASH INTERNATIONAL BANK	ETHIOPIA	536 868	19 984	178 344	363 303
172	194	SASFIN BANK	SOUTH AFRICA	534 326	27 021	286 231	137 144
173	178	BANQUE NATIONALE D'INVESTISSEMENT*	COTE D'IVOIRE	526 564	25 595	174 556	409 812
174	180	ARAB INVESTMENT BANK*	EGYPT	510 288	-	-	409 169
175	184	AL BARAKA BANK TUNISIE*	TUNISIA	495 000	-	-	401 000
176	185	BNI MADAGASCAR*	MADAGASCAR	494 693	38 624	239 248	411 939
177	186	FIRST SECURITIES DISCOUNT HOUSE*	NIGERIA	494 534	26 640	-	-
178	-	BIDVEST BANK	SOUTH AFRICA	488 734	8 604	99 188	177 247
179	187	ECOBANK MALI*	MALI	480 963	37 220	238 462	318 171
180	-	BANCO REGIONAL DO KEVE	ANGOLA	476 533	-	225 260	374 117
181	191	STANDARD BANK SWAZILAND	SWAZILAND	476 482	22 942	315 962	415 365
182	188	ECOBANK CAMEROUN*	CAMEROON	476 356	31 263	213 739	417 547
183	186	BANQUE DE L'HABITAT DU SENEGAL	SENEGAL	474 823	24 172	243 987	342 529
184	-	CORIS BANK INTERNATIONAL	BURKINA FASO	469 504	28 223	257 485	243 401
185	193	EXIM BANK TANZANIA	TANZANIA	468 672	36 212	228 901	392 180
186	-	CREDIT DU CONGO	REP. OF CONGO	459 206	27 379	96 032	351 406
187	200	SOCIETE GENERALE - SSB BANK	GHANA	458 039	63 836	215 093	330 817
188	-	BANK ONE	MAURITIUS	441 613	10 064	255 377	398 875
189	-	ZENITH BANK GHANA	GHANA	440 954	-	178 270	363 118
190	198	BANQUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE MALI	MALI	435 655	25 532	274 184	370 777
191	-	CAIXA ECONOMICA DE CABO VERDE	CAPE VERDE	435 608	24 907	335 743	378 469
192	-	TRUST BANK ALGERIA	ALGERIA	433 529	55 165	261 220	204 198
193	-	DIAMOND BANK BENIN	BENIN	432 658	22 483	187 453	306 443
194	-	LA CONGOLAISE DE BANQUE	REP. OF CONGO	428 518	27 676	164 005	388 539
195	196	BANK OF ABYSSINIA*	ETHIOPIA	424 712	12 705	189 435	348 524
196	197	BANQUE MALGACHE DE L'OCEAN INDIEN*	MADAGASCAR	415 958	26 842	116 792	359 891
197	-	BANQ. NAT. DE DEVELOPPEMENT AGRICOLE	MALI	414 162	35 259	222 895	268 395
198	-	BANK OF AFRICA - COTE D'IVOIRE*	COTE D'IVOIRE	393 749	23 431	245 452	262 099
199	-	PRIME BANK	KENYA	389 333	13 519	178 040	306 146
200	192	BANQUE DE TUNISIE ET DES EMIRATS	TUNISIA	388 598	15 183	325 942	117 181