The Banker, a well-known international edition of the banking industry and financial markets, published its annual rating of "Top 1000 World Banks".
According to the 2013 review Belarusbank was recognized the bank number 1 in the Republic of Belarus as to the size of tier I capital. On a global scale Belarusbank has improved its position from 412 to 399 still remaining the only Belarusian bank in the upper part of the rating. Also Belarusbank ranked 14th among 25 largest banks in Central and Eastern Europe as to the size of tier I capital.
| TOP 25: CEE ($M) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional rank | World rank | Bank | Country | Tier 1 Capital |
| 1 | 33 | Sberbank | Russia | 43,518 |
| 2 | 66 | VTB Bank | Russia | 21,910 |
| 3 | 123 | Gazprombank | Russia | 9,757 |
| 4 | 159 | Russian Agricultural Bank | Russia | 6,899 |
| 5 | 169 | PKO Bank Polski | Poland | 6,511 |
| 6 | 179 | OTP Bank | Hungary | 5,862 |
| 7 | 229 | Alfa Bank | Russia | 3,966 |
| 8 | 332 | Privat Bank | Ukraine | 2,537 |
| 9 | 348 | Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego | Poland | 2,389 |
| 10 | 367 | State Savings Bank of Ukraine | Ukraine | 2,219 |
| 11 | 388 | Ukreximbank | Ukraine | 2,081 |
| 12 | 389 | Kazkommertsbank | Kazakhstan | 2,079 |
| 13 | 398 | Halyk Bank | Kazakhstan | 2,046 |
| 14 | 399 | Belarusbank | Belarus | 2,044 |
| 15 | 416 | Otkritie Financial Corporation | Russia | 1,951 |
| 16 | 429 | Promsvyazbank | Russia | 1,831 |
| 17 | 465 | Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB) | Slovenia | 1,649 |
| 18 | 516 | Belagroprombank | Belarus | 1,368 |
| 19 | 518 | Getin Noble Bank | Poland | 1,358 |
| 20 | 544 | Credit Bank of Moscow | Russia | 1,234 |
| 21 | 581 | Bank Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,138 |
| 22 | 609 | Bank Uralsib | Russia | 1,035 |
| 23 | 639 | MDM Bank | Russia | 959 |
| 24 | 685 | Ak Bars Bank | Russia | 871 |
| 25 | 695 | Russian Standard Bank | Russia | 850 |