Bank Rankings (1st quarter 2016)

Below, we are introducing rankings prepared on the basis of financial performance by commercial banks of Azerbaijan in Q1 2016. The preparation of the ranking list was based on the information about the banks' balance sheets, statements of income and losses, as well as the information they found it possible to disclose.

№	Commercial banks	Bank assets (millions of AZN)
1	Capital Bank	2 335.701
2	Pasha Bank	1 963.387
3	Azer-Turk Bank	1 233.746
4	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	668.401
5	Bank of Baku	591.354
6	Mugan Bank	557.281
7	Demir Bank	548.606
8	AG Bank	517.262
9	Zamin Bank	498.737
10	Ata Bank	491.380
11	Rabita Bank	428.161
12	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	419.218
13	Bank Silk Way	374.962
14	AFB Bank	373.641
15	Credo Bank	198.462
16	Bank Avrasiya	120.542
17	Caspian Development Bank	120.001
18	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	114.896
19	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	100.567
20	Gunay Bank	98.942
21	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	11.173
22	Access Bank	No report
23	Amrah Bank	No report
24	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
25	Bank BTB	No report
26	Bank Respublika	No report
27	Bank Standard	No report
28	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
29	Deka Bank	No report
30	Express Bank	No report
31	Khalg Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report
№	Commercial bank	Bank liabilities (millions of AZN)
1	Capital Bank	2 031.440
2	Pasha Bank	1565.360
3	Azer-Turk Bank	1 173.028
4	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	588.105
5	Bank of Baku	518.822
6	Mugan Bank	499.077
7	AG Bank	434.425
8	Ata Bank	431.343
9	Zamin Bank	426.636
10	Rabita Bank	370.124
11	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	356.368
12	AFB Bank	293.558
13	Bank Silk Way	262.385
14	Credo Bank	148.861
15	Bank Avrasiya	67.579
16	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	58.799
17	Caspian Development Bank	55.465
18	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	50.113
19	Gunay Bank	35.720
20	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	0.758
21	Demir Bank	No report
22	Access Bank	No report
23	Amrah Bank	No report
24	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
25	Bank BTB	No report
26	Bank Respublika	No report
27	Bank Standard	No report
28	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
29	Deka Bank	No report
30	Express Bank	No report
31	Khalg Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report

№	Commercial banks	Aggregate capital of banks (millions of AZN)
1	Pasha Bank	398.027
2	Capital Bank	304.261
3	Bank Silk Way	112.577
4	AG Bank	82.837
5	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	80.296
6	AFB Bank	80.084
7	Bank of Baku	72.532
8	Caspian Development Bank	64.536
9	Gunay Bank	63.222
10	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	62.850
11	Azer-Turk Bank	60.718
12	Ata Bank	60.037
13	Zamin Bank	58.316
14	Mugan Bank	58.204
15	Rabita Bank	58.037
16	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	56.098
17	Bank Avrasiya	52.963
18	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	50.454
19	Credo Bank	49.601
20	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	10.415
21	Access Bank	No report
22	Amrah Bank	No report
23	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
24	Bank BTB	No report
25	Bank Respublika	No report
26	Bank Standard	No report
27	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
28	Deka Bank	No report
29	Demir Bank	No report
30	Express Bank	No report
31	Khalg Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report

№	Commercial banks	Authorized capital of banks (millions of AZN)
1	International Bank of Azerbaijan	641.287
2	Pasha Bank	333.000
3	Capital Bank	185.850
4	Bank Silk Way	101.545
5	Access Bank	85.000
6	Bank Standard	75.000
7	Uni Bank	70.565
8	AFB Bank	70.393
9	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	60.000
10	Bank of Baku	52.870
11	Gunay Bank	64.910
12	Mugan Bank	55.000
13	Deka Bank	52.767
14	Zamin Bank	52.182
15	Nakhchivan Bank	50.940
16	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	50.815
17	Credo Bank	50.540
18	Turan Bank	50.002
19	Ata Bank	50.000
20	Azer-Turk Bank	50.000
21	Bank Avrasiya	50.000
22	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	50.000
23	Caspian Development Bank	49.925
24	Rabita Bank	48.500
25	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	46.811
26	NBC Bank	46.536
27	Amrah Bank	39.844
28	Para Bank	38.887
29	Bank Respublika	37.461
30	Nikoil Bank	34.500
31	AG Bank	25.000
32	Demir Bank	21.000
33	Bank Melli Iran - Baku branch	-
34	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	-
35	Bank BTB	No report
36	Express Bank	No report
37	Khalg Bank	No report

№	Commercial banks	Loan portfolio of banks (million of AZN)
1	Capital Bank	1 181.640
2	Pasha Bank	735.237
3	Ata Bank	434.442
4	Azer-Turk Bank	417.441
5	Demir Bank	401.020
6	AG Bank	366.407
7	Mugan Bank	353.738
8	Bank Silk Way	352.566
9	Bank of Baku	386.634
10	Zamin Bank	302.161
11	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	238.076
12	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	221.985
13	Rabita Bank	190.469
14	AFB Bank	187.937
15	Credo Bank	117.431
16	Caspian Development Bank	106.425
17	Gunay Bank	103.719
18	Bank Avrasiya	87.272
19	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	20.654
20	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	10.652
21	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	2.199
22	Access Bank	No report
23	Amrah Bank	No report
24	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
25	Bank BTB	No report
26	Bank Respublika	No report
27	Bank Standard	No report
28	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
29	Deka Bank	No report
30	Express Bank	No report
31	Khalg Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report

№	Commercial banks	Overdue loans of banks (millions of AZN)
1	Pasha Bank	99.931
2	AG Bank	88.058
3	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	43.586
4	AFB Bank	42.011
5	Mugan Bank	33.023
6	Zamin Bank	15.216
7	Bank Silk Way	11.179
8	Rabita Bank	12.718
9	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	7.182
10	Gunay Bank	2.193
11	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	1.277
12	Access Bank	No report
13	Amrah Bank	No report
14	Ata Bank	No report
15	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
16	Azer-Turk Bank	No report
17	Bank Avrasiya	No report
18	Bank of Baku	No report
19	Bank BTB	No report
20	Bank Respublika	No report
21	Bank Standard	No report
22	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
23	Caspian Development Bank	No report
24	Deka Bank	No report
25	Demir Bank	No report
26	Express Bank	No report
27	Khalg Bank	No report
28	Capital Bank	No report
29	Credo Bank	No report
30	Bank Melli Iran - Baku branch	No report
31	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
32	NBC Bank	No report
33	Nikoil Bank	No report
34	Para Bank	No report
35	Turan Bank	No report
36	Uni Bank	No report
37	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	No report

№	Commercial banks	Share of the overdue loans of banks in the total loan portfolio
1	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	58.07%
2	AG Bank	24.03%
3	AFB Bank	22.35%
4	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	18.31%
5	Pasha Bank	13.59%
6	Mugan Bank	9.34%
7	Rabita Bank	6.09%
8	Zamin Bank	5.04%
9	Azerbaycan Senaye Banki	3.24%
10	Bank Silk Way	3.17%
11	Gunay Bank	2.11%
12	Access Bank	No report
13	Amrah Bank	No report
14	Ata Bank	No report
15	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
16	Azer-Turk Bank	No report
17	Bank Avrasiya	No report
18	Bank of Baku	No report
19	Bank BTB	No report
20	Bank Respublika	No report
21	Bank Standard	No report
22	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
23	Caspian Development Bank	No report
24	Deka Bank	No report
25	Demir Bank	No report
26	Express Bank	No report
27	Khalg Bank	No report
28	Capital Bank	No report
29	Credo Bank	No report
30	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	No report
31	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
32	NBC Bank	No report
33	Nikoil Bank	No report
34	Para Bank	No report
35	Turan Bank	No report
36	Uni Bank	No report
37	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	No report

№	Commercial banks	Deposit portfolio of banks (millions of AZN)
1	Pasha Bank	1 162.179
2	Capital Bank	1 108.262
3	Ata Bank	416.173
4	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	407.009
5	Azer-Turk Bank	359.853
6	Bank of Baku	328.760
7	Rabita Bank	285.271
8	Mugan Bank	278.318
9	AG Bank	220.260
10	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	215.801
11	AFB Bank	175.444
12	Bank Silk Way	145.554
13	Zamin Bank	80.784
14	Credo Bank	53.725
15	Caspian Development Bank	32.058
16	Bank Avrasiya	27.533
17	Gunay Bank	21.248
18	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	18.847
19	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	2.162
20	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	0.463
21	Access Bank	No report
22	Amrah Bank	No report
23	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
24	Bank BTB	No report
25	Bank Respublika	No report
26	Bank Standard	No report
27	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
28	Deka Bank	No report
29	Demir Bank	No report
30	Express Bank	No report
31	Khalg Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report

№	Commercial banks	People’s deposits in banks (millions of AZN)
1	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	326.412
2	Ata Bank	229.811
3	Rabita Bank	197.725
4	Pasha Bank	164.505
5	AG Bank	115.505
6	Bank Silk Way	105.224
7	Zamin Bank	72.394
8	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	70.583
9	AFB Bank	57.843
10	Caspian Development Bank	19.900
11	Credo Bank	19.802
12	Gunay Bank	18.394
13	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	10.328
14	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	0.00
15	Access Bank	No report
16	Amrah Bank	No report
17	Azer-Turk Bank	No report
18	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
19	Bank Avrasiya	No report
20	Bank of Baku	No report
21	Bank BTB	No report
22	Bank Respublika	No report
23	Bank Standard	No report
24	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
25	Deka Bank	No report
26	Demir Bank	No report
27	Express Bank	No report
28	Khalg Bank	No report
29	Capital Bank	No report
30	Bank Melli Iran - Baku branch	No report
31	Mugan Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report

№	Commercial banks	Liabilities of banks to the Central Bank (millions of AZN)
1	Capital Bank	100.000
2	Zamin Bank	78.803
3	Credo Bank	44.900
4	Bank of Baku	40.000
5	Rabita Bank	32.000
6	Bank Silk Way	27.188
7	AG Bank	21.000
8	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	10.000
9	Caspian Development Bank	10.000
10	Gunay Bank	7.320
11	Pasha Bank	3.000
12	AFB Bank	0.00
13	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	0.00
14	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	0.00
15	Access Bank	No report
16	Amrah Bank	No report
17	Ata Bank	No rteport
18	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
19	Azer-Turk Bank	No report
20	Bank Avrasiya	No report
21	Bank BTB	No report
22	Bank Respublika	No report
23	Bank Standard	No report
24	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
25	Deka Bank	No report
26	Demir Bank	No report
27	Express Bank	No report
28	Khalg Bank	No report
29	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	No report
30	Mugan Bank	No report
31	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
32	NBC Bank	No report
33	Nikoil Bank	No report
34	Para Bank	No report
35	Turan Bank	No report
36	Uni Bank	No report
37	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	No report

№	Commercial banks	Interest income of banks (millions of AZN)
1	Pasha Bank	25.123
2	Mugan Bank	16.899
3	AG Bank	12.897
4	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	8.960
5	Rabita Bank	8.555
6	Zamin Bank	7.376
7	Bank Silk Way	7.100
8	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	4.786
9	AFB Bank	4.077
10	Credo Bank	3.366
11	Bank Avrasiya	3.093
12	Caspian Development Bank	2.188
13	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	2.108
14	Gunay Bank	1.407
15	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	0.803
16	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	0.118
17	Access Bank	No report
18	Amrah Bank	No report
19	Ata Bank	No report
20	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
21	Azer-Turk Bank	No report
22	Bank of Baku	No report
23	Bank BTB	No report
24	Bank Respublika	No report
25	Bank Standard	No report
26	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
27	Deka Bank	No report
28	Demir Bank	No report
29	Express Bank	No report
30	Khalg Bank	No report
31	Capital Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report

№	Commercial banks	Interest costs of banks (millions of AZN)
1	Mugan Bank	8.426
2	Pasha Bank	7.790
3	AG Bank	7.033
4	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	6.557
5	Rabita Bank	4.867
6	Bank Silk Way	3.851
7	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	3.489
8	Zamin Bank	2.505
9	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	2.104
10	Credo Bank	1.440
11	AFB Bank	1.108
12	Bank Avrasiya	0.850
13	Caspian Development Bank	0.721
14	Gunay Bank	0.534
15	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	0.372
16	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	0.00
17	Access Bank	No report
18	Amrah Bank	No report
19	Ata Bank	No report
20	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
21	Azer-Turk Bank	No report
22	Bank of Baku	No report
23	Bank BTB	No report
24	Bank Respublika	No report
25	Bank Standard	No report
26	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
27	Deka Bank	No report
28	Demir Bank	No report
29	Express Bank	No report
30	Khalg Bank	No report
31	Capital Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report

№	Commercial banks	Non-interest income of banks (millions of AZN)
1	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	27.336
2	Pasha Bank	27.133
3	AG Bank	13.150
4	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	6.887
5	AFB Bank	3.757
6	Mugan Bank	3.683
7	Bank Silk Way	2.915
8	Rabita Bank	2.587
9	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	1.941
10	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	0.955
11	Credo Bank	0.883
12	Bank Avrasiya	0.481
13	Gunay Bank	0.132
14	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	0.003
15	“Caspian Development Bank	- 0.197
16	Zamin Bank	- 1.350
17	Access Bank	No report
18	Amrah Bank	No report
19	Ata Bank	No report
20	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
21	Azer-Turk Bank	No report
22	Bank of Baku	No report
23	Bank BTB	No report
24	Bank Respublika	No report
25	Bank Standard	No report
26	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
27	Deka Bank	No report
28	Demir Bank	No report
29	Express Bank	No report
30	Khalg Bank	No report
31	Capital Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report

№	Commercial banks	Non-interest costs of banks (millions of AZN)
1	AG Bank	21.455
2	Pasha Bank	10.189
3	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	7.504
4	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	4.517
5	Rabita Bank	3.589
6	Bank Silk Way	2.189
7	AFB Bank	2.170
8	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	1.964
9	Mugan Bank	1.932
10	Zamin Bank	1.518
11	Caspian Development Bank	0.891
12	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	0.832
13	Bank Avrasiya	0.741
14	Credo Bank	0.470
15	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	0.202
16	Gunay Bank	0.173
17	Access Bank	No report
18	Amrah Bank	No report
19	Ata Bank	No report
20	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
21	Azer-Turk Bank	No report
22	Bank of Baku	No report
23	Bank BTB	No report
24	Bank Respublika	No report
25	Bank Standard	No report
26	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
27	Deka Bank	No report
28	Demir Bank	No report
29	Express Bank	No report
30	Khalg Bank	No report
31	Capital Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report

№	Commercial banks	Net operational profit loss of banks (millions of AZN)
1	Pasha Bank	34.277
2	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	4.854
3	AFB Bank	4.555
4	Bank Silk Way	3.976
5	Azərbaijan Senaye Banki	2.659
6	Credo Bank	2.339
7	Bank Avrasiya	1.982
8	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	1.859
9	Mugan Bank	1.751
10	Zamin Bank	1.740
11	Rabita Bank	1.002
12	Gunay Bank	0.832
13	Caspian Development Bank	0.379
14	National Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	- 0.080
15	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	- 0.727
16	AG Bank	- 2.441
17	Access Bank	No report
18	Amrah Bank	No report
19	Ata Bank	No report
20	International bank of Azerbaijan	No report
21	Azer-Turk Bank	No report
22	Bank of Baku	No report
23	Bank BTB	No report
24	Bank Respublika	No report
25	Bank Standard	No report
26	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
27	Deka Bank	No report
28	Demir Bank	No report
29	Express Bank	No report
30	Khalg Bank	No report
31	Capital Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report

№	Commercial banks	Net profit loss of banks (millions of AZN)
1	Pasha Bank	36.905
2	Azer-Turk Bank	7.889
3	Ata Bank	6.113
4	Caspian Development Bank	5.502
5	Bank Silk Way	5.466
6	Azerbaijan Senaye Banki	2.673
7	Gunay Bank	2.016
8	Zamin Bank	2.003
9	Ziraat Bank (Azerbaijan)	1.995
10	Bank Avrasiya	1.758
11	Yapi Kredi Bank (Azerbaijan)	1.598
12	AFB Bank	1.372
13	Mugan Bank	0.507
14	Credo Bank	0.351
15	Nationbal Bank of Pakistan – Baku branch	0.093
16	Rabita Bank	0.012
17	Bank Melli Iran – Baku branch	- 0.722
18	AG Bank	- 6.628
19	Access Bank	No report
20	Amrah Bank	No report
21	International Bank of Azerbaijan	No report
22	Bank of Baku	No report
23	Bank BTB	No report
24	Bank Respublika	No report
25	Bank Standard	No report
26	Bank VTB (Azerbaijan)	No report
27	Deka Bank	No report
28	Demir Bank	No report
29	Express Bank	No report
30	Khalg Bank	No report
31	Capital Bank	No report
32	Nakhchivan Bank	No report
33	NBC Bank	No report
34	Nikoil Bank	No report
35	Para Bank	No report
36	Turan Bank	No report
37	Uni Bank	No report

Note 1: Assets of a bank are equal to the sum of its liabilities and aggregate capital.

Note 2: Authorized capital is not shown for the Baku branches of the National Banks of Iran and Pakistan, because they operate as branches, not banks.

Note 3: If any income of a bank is shown as negative, this means the bank had losses and not income from this operation.

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