QNB Group Leads the Middle East and North Africa’s banks in Customer Deposits and Loans

According to the latest First Bank rankings, QNB Group ranked as the largest banking group in the Middle East and North Africa by both customer deposits and loan portfolio at the end of 2025.

The Group's customer deposits reached US$261.40 billion at the end of 2025, while its total loan portfolio stood at US$278.54 billion over the same period.

QNB Group continued to strengthen its customer deposit base during the first quarter of 2026, with deposits increasing to US$267.25 billion by the end of March, representing an increase of US$5.85 billion and a growth rate of 2.2%.

The Group also expanded its lending portfolio, which grew by 1.3% during the first quarter of 2026 to reach US$282.04 billion at the end of March, an increase of US$3.50 billion.

QNB Group also delivered solid financial performance during the first quarter of 2026, demonstrating its resilience amid the region’s ongoing geopolitical challenges. Total assets increased to US$386.91 billion at the end of March 2026, compared with US$380.67 billion at the end of 2025, representing an increase of US$6.24 billion and a growth rate of 1.6%.

The Group reported net profit of US$1.21 billion during the first quarter of 2026, compared with US$1.19 billion during the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 1.7%.

Profit before tax reached US$1.59 billion during the first three months of 2026, compared with US$1.52 billion during the corresponding period of 2025, representing a growth rate of 4.2%.

Net interest income increased by 8.0% to US$2.59 billion during the first quarter of 2026, compared with US$2.40 billion in the same period of 2025.

Meanwhile, net fee and commission income grew by 10.6% to US$373.74 million during the first three months of 2026, compared with US$337.80 million during the corresponding period of 2025.