First Bank’s ranking of the 100 largest banks in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at end-March 2026 showed that the top 10 banks accounted for about 46 per cent of total assets, reflecting the continued concentration of a large share of assets among the region’s largest banking institutions.
The combined assets of the top 10 banks grew by about 1.9 per cent quarter-on-quarter to USD 2.64 trillion at end-March 2026, compared with USD 2.59 trillion at end-2025.
The ranking was based on banks’ reported total assets at end-March 2026, converted into US dollars to provide a standardised basis for comparison across banking institutions.
Among the changes within the MENA top 10, Emirates NBD and Saudi National Bank (SNB) swapped positions, with Emirates NBD moving up to third place while SNB fell to fourth compared with the 2025 ranking.
Another change saw Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and Ziraat Bankasi swap positions, with ADCB moving up to sixth place while the Turkish bank fell to seventh.
Kuwait Finance House (KFH) also dropped out of the top 10, falling from 10th place at end-2025 to 11th at end-March 2026. Riyad Bank, meanwhile, moved up one place to take 10th position over the same period.
The remaining banks in the top 10 retained their positions unchanged.
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) topped the ranking with total assets of USD 405.78 billion at end-March 2026, followed by Qatar National Bank (QNB) in second place with about USD 386.91 billion.
Emirates NBD ranked third, with total assets of about USD 331.24 billion at end-March 2026, while Saudi National Bank (SNB) ranked fourth with USD 327.34 billion.
Al Rajhi Bank ranked fifth, with total assets of about USD 280.11 billion at end-March 2026.
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) ranked sixth, with total assets of USD 220.20 billion at end-March.
Ziraat Bank ranked seventh, with total assets of about USD 216.84 billion at end-March 2026.
National Bank of Egypt (NBE) ranked eighth, with total assets of about USD 173.51 billion at end-March 2026.
National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) ranked ninth, with total assets of about USD 150.17 billion at end-March 2026.
Riyad Bank ranked 10th, with total assets of about USD 143.11 billion at end-March.
The ranking included parent banking groups across the Middle East and North Africa and excluded their foreign banking subsidiaries.
Banks without official data were excluded to ensure the accuracy of the results and the reliability of the methodology.
| Ranking | Bank | Country | Total assets at end-March 2026 (USD million) |
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| 1 | First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) | United Arab Emirates | 405,777 |
| 2 | Qatar National Bank (QNB) | Qatar | 386,912 |
| 3 | Emirates NBD | United Arab Emirates | 331,242 |
| 4 | Saudi National Bank (SNB) | Saudi Arabia | 327,337 |
| 5 | Al Rajhi Bank | Saudi Arabia | 280,114 |
| 6 | Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) | United Arab Emirates | 220,199 |
| 7 | Ziraat Bankasi | Türkiye | 216,836 |
| 8 | National Bank of Egypt (NBE) | Egypt | 173,515 |
| 9 | National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) | Kuwait | 150,167 |
| 10 | Riyad Bank | Saudi Arabia | 143,108 |
| 11 | Kuwait Finance House (KFH) | Kuwait | 141,874 |
| 12 | Türkiye İş Bankası | Türkiye | 130,087 |
| 13 | VakıfBank | Türkiye | 127,145 |
| 14 | Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB) | Saudi Arabia | 122,499 |
| 15 | Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) | United Arab Emirates | 114,316 |
| 16 | Türkiye Halk Bankası (Halkbank) | Türkiye | 104,772 |
| 17 | Mashreq | United Arab Emirates | 93,732 |
| 18 | BSF | Saudi Arabia | 86,547 |
| 19 | Alinma Bank | Saudi Arabia | 86,408 |
| 20 | Attijariwafa bank | Morocco | 85,313 |
| 21 | Banque Misr | Egypt | 82,348 |
| 22 | Akbank | Türkiye | 81,972 |
| 23 | Arab Bank | Jordan | 78,973 |
| 24 | Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) | United Arab Emirates | 78,149 |
| 25 | Arab National Bank (anb) | Saudi Arabia | 75,910 |
| 26 | Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) | Qatar | 61,484 |
| 27 | Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) | Morocco | 61,062 |
| 28 | Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) | Qatar | 52,312 |
| 29 | Gulf International Bank (GIB) | Bahrain | 52,210 |
| 30 | BANK OF AFRICA | Morocco | 49,079 |
| 31 | The Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) | Saudi Arabia | 48,037 |
| 32 | Masraf Al Rayan | Qatar | 48,022 |
| 33 | Bank Albilad | Saudi Arabia | 47,951 |
| 34 | Bank ABC | Bahrain | 47,165 |
| 35 | Bank AlJazira | Saudi Arabia | 46,127 |
| 36 | Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) | United Arab Emirates | 42,992 |
| 37 | Emirates Islamic | United Arab Emirates | 40,683 |
| 38 | Bank Muscat | Oman | 39,951 |
| 39 | Dukhan Bank | Qatar | 34,717 |
| 40 | Boubyan Bank | Kuwait | 33,740 |
| 41 | Doha Bank | Qatar | 33,269 |
| 42 | Al Baraka Islamic Bank | Bahrain | 31,374 |
| 43 | Burgan Bank | Kuwait | 31,046 |
| 44 | National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) | United Arab Emirates | 29,217 |
| 45 | Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB) | Egypt | 28,623 |
| 46 | Gulf Bank | Kuwait | 26,177 |
| 47 | Sohar International | Oman | 25,035 |
| 48 | Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) | United Arab Emirates | 24,737 |
| 49 | Crédit Populaire d'Algérie (CPA) | Algeria | 24,097 |
| 50 | Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) | Kuwait | 23,738 |
| 51 | Al Salam Bank | Bahrain | 22,539 |
| 52 | Vakıf Katılım Bankası | Türkiye | 19,992 |
| 53 | Warba Bank | Kuwait | 19,967 |
| 54 | Arab African International Bank (AAIB) | Egypt | 19,104 |
| 55 | Crédit Agricole du Maroc | Morocco | 18,961 |
| 56 | Bank al Etihad | Jordan | 18,746 |
| 57 | National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) | United Arab Emirates | 18,742 |
| 58 | CIH Bank | Morocco | 18,337 |
| 59 | Commercial Bank of Kuwait | Kuwait | 18,267 |
| 60 | Ziraat Katılım Bankası | Türkiye | 18,177 |
| 61 | BLOM Bank | Lebanon | 17,952 |
| 62 | Wio Bank | United Arab Emirates | 17,603 |
| 63 | National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) | Bahrain | 17,528 |
| 64 | Ahlibank | Qatar | 17,081 |
| 65 | Banque de Développement Local (BDL) | Algeria | 17,022 |
| 66 | Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) | Qatar | 16,942 |
| 67 | National Bank of Oman (NBO) | Oman | 15,323 |
| 68 | Saham Bank | Morocco | 15,108 |
| 69 | BankDhofar | Oman | 14,942 |
| 70 | Kuwait International Bank (KIB) | Kuwait | 14,891 |
| 71 | Bank of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 14,890 |
| 72 | Bank Audi | Lebanon | 14,773 |
| 73 | The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (HBTF) | Jordan | 13,600 |
| 74 | Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) | Bahrain | 13,270 |
| 75 | Capital Bank of Jordan | Jordan | 12,028 |
| 76 | ahlibank | Oman | 11,248 |
| 77 | Al Barid Bank | Morocco | 11,160 |
| 78 | Bank of Palestine | Palestine | 10,902 |
| 79 | Banque du Caire | Egypt | 10,660 |
| 80 | Emlak Katılım Bankası | Türkiye | 10,064 |
| 81 | BIAT | Tunisia | 10,048 |
| 82 | Jordan Islamic Bank | Jordan | 9,869 |
| 83 | Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA) | Tunisia | 9,049 |
| 84 | Ajman Bank | United Arab Emirates | 8,937 |
| 85 | Crédit du Maroc | Morocco | 8,843 |
| 86 | Agricultural Bank of Egypt | Egypt | 8,436 |
| 87 | Jordan Kuwait Bank | Jordan | 7,563 |
| 88 | Ithmaar Bank | Bahrain | 7,525 |
| 89 | United Arab Bank (UAB) | United Arab Emirates | 7,321 |
| 90 | Safwa Islamic Bank | Jordan | 6,482 |
| 91 | Anadolubank | Türkiye | 6,321 |
| 92 | National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain (NBQ) | United Arab Emirates | 6,316 |
| 93 | Commercial Bank International (CBI) | United Arab Emirates | 6,015 |
| 94 | Islamic International Arab Bank (IIAB) | Jordan | 5,922 |
| 95 | Cairo Amman Bank | Jordan | 5,799 |
| 96 | Şekerbank | Türkiye | 5,717 |
| 97 | BH Bank | Tunisia | 5,657 |
| 98 | Suez Canal Bank | Egypt | 5,616 |
| 99 | STB Bank | Tunisia | 5,462 |
| 100 | Fibabanka | Türkiye | 5,341 |
