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First Bank’s List of the Top 100 Most Profitable Banks in the Arab World

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The UAE leads the Arab presence in the ranking with 18 banks

Strong presence for Egypt with 14 banks .. and Jordan strengthens its presence with 12 banks

10 Saudi banks in the list.. and 9 banks each for Qatar and Kuwait

Notable representation for Bahrain, Oman, and Morocco with 8 banks per country

Limited presence for Iraq with two banks.. and one bank each for Palestine, Lebanon, and countries

First Bank's ranking of the top 100 most profitable banks in the Arab world during the first 9 months of 2025 revealed that Emirati banks dominated the Arab scene, capturing 18 positions on the list, benefiting from the strength of their financial positions and the diversity of their operational activities.

Egyptian banks came in an advanced position with a strong presence of 14 seats, followed by Jordanian banks which strengthened their presence with 12 positions, reflecting their ability to achieve stable profitability rates despite market challenges.

Saudi banks secured 10 positions in the ranking, while Qatar and Kuwait each secured 9 seats.

At the level of average representation, banks from Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman, and Morocco recorded equal representation with 8 positions each, while representation was limited for Iraq with two seats, and Palestine and Lebanon with one seat each.

The ranking was based on arranging the banks according to the announced net profits, valued in US dollars, providing a unified comparison tool among different banking institutions. The ranking also excluded banks for which official data is not available, to ensure the accuracy of the results and the reliability of the adopted methodology.

In an indicator of the stability of the Arab banking profitability structure, the top ten banks retained their positions during the first 9 months of 2025, without change from First Bank's ranking issued for the top 50 most profitable banks in the first half of the same year.

Regarding the ranking of the top 10 most profitable banks on the list, Emirates NBD topped the ranking with net profits of approximately $5.16 billion during the first 9 months of 2025.

The Saudi National Bank secured the second position, with its net profits reaching about $4.96 billion during the first 9 months of 2025.

Al Rajhi Bank seized the third position, with net profits reaching approximately $4.92 billion during the first 9 months of 2025.

First Abu Dhabi Bank «FAB UAE» claimed the fourth position, with net profits amounting to about $4.37 billion during the first 9 months of 2025.

Qatar National Bank «QNB» captured the fifth position, with net profits recording approximately $3.59 billion during the first 9 months of 2025.

The National Bank of Egypt occupied the sixth position with net profits of $2.76 billion during the first 9 months of 2025.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank came seventh, with net profits of $2.21 billion during the first 9 months of 2025.

Riyad Bank ranked eighth, with net profits of approximately $2.08 billion during the first 9 months of 2025.

Kuwait Finance House ranked ninth, with net profits of $1.85 billion during the first 9 months of 2025.

SAB Bank dominated the tenth position, with net profits reaching about $1.71 billion during the first 9 months of 2025.

It is worth noting that the ranking included the parent banking groups in various Arab countries and did not include their foreign subsidiary banks.

Arab World’s Top 100 Profitable Banks

# Bank Name Country Net Profit During the First 9 Months of 2025
1 Emirates NBD UAE 5.161 BN dollars
2 Saudi National Bank (SNB) KSA 4.956 BN dollars
3 Al Rajhi Bank KSA 4.916 BN dollars
4 First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) UAE 4.371 BN dollars
5 Qatar National Bank (QNB) QAT 3.589 BN dollars
6 National Bank of Egypt (NBE) EGY 2.763 BN dollars
7 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) UAE 2.206 BN dollars
8 Riyad Bank UAE 2.08 BN dollars
9 Kuwait Finance House (KFH) KWT 1.846 BN dollars
10 Saudi British Bank (SABB) KSA 1.708 BN dollars
11 National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) KWT 1.631 BN dollars
12 Dubai Islamic Bank UAE 1.547 BN dollars
13 Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) UAE 1.447 BN dollars
14 Banque Misr EGY 1.429 BN dollars
15 Mashreq Bank UAE 1.41 BN dollars
16 Commercial International Bank (CIB) EGY 1.3 BN dollars
17 Alinma Bank KSA 1.246 BN dollars
18 Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) KSA 1.092 BN dollars
19 Arab National Bank (ANB) KSA 1.059 BN dollars
20 Attijariwafa Bank MAR 1.051 BN dollars
21 Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) QAT 943.4 MN dollars
22 Arab Bank JOR 818.06 MN dollars
23 Emirates Islamic UAE 739.48 MN dollars
24 Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) UAE 702.13 MN dollars
25 Bank Albilad UAE 595.34 MN dollars
26 Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) MAR 569.41 MN dollars
27 National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) UAE 566.42 MN dollars
28 Bank Muscat OMN 497.59 MN dollars
29 Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) QAT 489.86 MN dollars
30 Bank of Africa MAR 473.92 MN dollars
31 Saudi Investment Bank KSA 409.1 MN dollars
32 Masraf Al Rayan QAT 366.72 MN dollars
33 Dukhan Bank QAT 326.91 MN dollars
34 Oman Housing Bank OMN 309.09 MN dollars
35 Bank AlJazira KSA 304.85 MN dollars
36 Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) QAT 301.24 MN dollars
37 Sharjah Islamic Bank UAE 300.9 MN dollars
38 Commercial Bank of Kuwait KWT 295.27 MN dollars
39 Housing and Development Bank (HDB) EGY 280.87 MN dollars
40 Al Baraka Bank BHR 266.82 MN dollars
41 Banque du Caire (Bank of Cairo) EGY 262.73 MN dollars
42 National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) UAE 257.38 MN dollars
43 Arab African International Bank (AAIB) EGY 255.37 MN dollars
44 Boubyan Bank KWT 255.03 MN dollars
45 Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) BHR 254 MN dollars
46 Bank of Alexandria EGY 233.73 MN dollars
47 Doha Bank QAT 204.47 MN dollars
48 Capital Bank of Jordan JOR 200.26 MN dollars
49 Ahli Bank Qatar QAT 185.51 MN dollars
50 Sohar International Bank OMN 183.68 MN dollars
51 National Bank of Bahrain BHR 181.6 BN dollars
52 National Bank of Iraq IRQ 179.05 BN dollars
53 Gulf International Bank BHR 170.4 BN dollars
54 Housing Bank for Trade & Finance JOR 167.86 BN dollars
55 Al Salam Bank BHR 166.94 BN dollars
56 Jordan Kuwait Bank JOR 165.46 BN dollars
57 Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait KWT 153.46 BN dollars
58 Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BHR 150.85 BN dollars
59 Saham Bank MAR 139.51 BN dollars
60 National Bank of Oman OMN 134.46 BN dollars
61 Umm Al Quwain National Bank UAE 126.46 BN dollars
62 Warba Bank KWT 125.99 BN dollars
63 Gulf Bank KWT 125.58 BN dollars
64 Bank of Baghdad IRQ 124.05 BN dollars
65 Sharjah Bank UAE 118.33 BN dollars
66 Burgan Bank KWT 107.54 BN dollars
67 Suez Canal Bank EGY 105.55 BN dollars
68 Credit Immobilier et Hotelier (CIH) MAR 105.06 BN dollars
69 Ajman Bank UAE 103.45 BN dollars
70 Bank Audi LBN 95.04 BN dollars
71 Bank Dhofar OMN 93.56 BN dollars
72 Al Barid Bank MAR 92.62 BN dollars
73 Export Development Bank of Egypt EGY 88.1 BN dollars
74 United Arab Bank UAE 85.91 BN dollars
75 Ahli Bank Oman OMN 84.35 BN dollars
76 Union Bank of Jordan JOR 81 BN dollars
77 Bank Al-Maghrib MAR 75.92 BN dollars
78 Jordan Islamic Bank JOR 75.84 BN dollars
79 Kuwait International Bank KWT 67.59 BN dollars
80 Egyptian Gulf Bank (EGBANK) EGY 66.48 BN dollars
81 Arab Islamic International Bank JOR 55.24 BN dollars
82 BANK NXT EGY 54.59 BN dollars
83 Bank of Jordan JOR 52.43 BN dollars
84 Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt EGY 51.63 BN dollars
85 Bank of Palestine PSE 44.62 BN dollars
86 Bahrain Islamic Bank BHR 41.51 BN dollars
87 Bank Nizwa OMN 38.5 BN dollars
88 Lesha Bank QAT 37.67 BN dollars
89 The United Bank EGY 35.95 BN dollars
90 Investment Bank JOR 32.02 BN dollars
91 Crédit Agricole du Maroc MAR 31.54 BN dollars
92 Ithmaar Bank BHR 28.76 BN dollars
93 Cairo Amman Bank JOR 28.23 BN dollars
94 Invest Bank UAE 27.13 BN dollars
95 Commercial Bank International (CBI) UAE 26.87 BN dollars
96 Safwa Islamic Bank JOR 26.14 BN dollars
97 SAIB EGY 24.67 BN dollars
98 National Bank of Jordan JOR 24.08 BN dollars
99 Alizz Islamic Bank OMN 21.13 BN dollars
100 Emirates Investment Bank UAE 19.61 BN dollars
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