«First Bank» ranking of the Top 100 Banks by Customer Deposits in MENA
QNB Tops the Ranking with US$261 Billion in Customer Deposits.. FAB UAE Ranks Second
UAE Banks Demonstrate Strong Dominance with 18 Banks Holding 26% of Total Deposits
Saudi Banking Sector Secures 10 Positions and Accounts for 22% of Total Deposits
Egyptian Banks Occupy 11 Positions, Led by the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, CIB, and Arab African International Bank
«First Bank» ranking of the Top 100 Banks by Customer Deposits in the Middle East and North Africa at the end of 2025 revealed the continued leadership of the UAE banking sector, which placed 18 banks on the list, accounting for 26% of the total customer deposits featured in the ranking.
Egyptian banks secured 11 positions, representing approximately 7% of the total deposits. Although the Saudi banking sector was represented by 10 banks, it outperformed Egypt in terms of deposit share, accounting for approximately 22% of the ranking’s total customer deposits.
Kuwait and Turkey each had nine banks included in the ranking. However, Turkish banks held a significantly larger share of total deposits, accounting for approximately 13%, compared with around 7% for Kuwaiti banks.
While Morocco and Jordan were equally represented with eight banks each, Moroccan banks accounted for approximately 5% of total deposits, compared with only 3% for Jordanian banks.
Qatar and Bahrain each had six banks featured in the ranking. However, Qatari banks captured approximately 9% of total customer deposits, compared with only 3% for Bahraini banks. Meanwhile, Oman was represented by five banks, accounting for approximately 2% of total deposits.
Among countries with a limited contribution—each representing less than 1% of the ranking’s total customer deposits—Tunisia was represented by four banks, while Algeria and Lebanon each had two banks on the list. Palestine and Iraq each secured one position.
The ranking was based on reported customer deposits as of the end of 2025, converted into U.S. dollars to provide a standardized basis for comparison across banking institutions. Banks that did not disclose official financial data were excluded to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the ranking methodology.
Top 10 Banks in the Middle East and North Africa by Customer Deposits – End of 2025
Qatar National Bank (QNB)rankedfirst, with customer deposits totaling approximatelyUS$261.40 billion.
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) came second, reporting customer deposits of approximately US$228.92 billion at the end of 2025.
Emirates NBD ranked third, with customer deposits of US$214.01 billion by year-end.
Al Rajhi Bank secured fourth place, with deposits reaching US$177.91 billion at the end of December 2025.
Saudi National Bank (SNB) ranked fifth, with a customer deposit portfolio of US$169.59 billion.
Ziraat Bankası -Turkey claimed sixth place, with customer deposits totaling US$141.20 billion at the end of December 2025.
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) ranked seventh, reporting customer deposits of US$136.07 billion by the end of 2025.
National Bank of Egypt (NBE) secured eighth place, with customer deposits amounting to US$121.57 billion.
Riyad Bank ranked ninth, with customer deposits reaching approximately US$88.44 billion at the end of 2025.
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) completed the top ten, with customer deposits totaling approximately US$87.18 billion by the end of 2025.
It is worth noting that the ranking covers parent banking groups across the Middle East and North Africa and does not include their foreign subsidiaries.
