Placed first, second and fourth, Kenya's big three banks have registered among the biggest rises in Tier 1 capital anywhere in Africa. Equity Bank retains top spot with 1.9bn, up from 1.4bn last year, KCB Group grows from 1.3bn to 1.7bn and Co-operative Bank of Kenya from 576m to 927m.
In total there are nine Kenyan banks in the East African Top 20, highlighting the country's role as one of Africa's financial services powerhouses.
Ethiopia is rapidly beginning to offer some competition, with six entries in the table, one more than last year, with Cooperative Bank of Oromia the new listing. The liberalisation of the Ethiopian banking market is allowing existing banks in the country to expand and attracting interest from foreign operators.