OREANDA-NEWS. July 05, 2013. According to the ranking of Top 1000 World Banks, in terms of capital and published by The Banker magazine, Sberbank ranks 34th amongst the World’s largest banks, rising 15 positions from its placing (#49) the previous year.

Furthermore, according to the ranking, Sberbank is ranked 5th in the world in its ratio of "capital-to-assets" and 1st in the world in terms of return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE).

The main criterion of the ranking is the Tier 1 capital (authorized capital plus retained earnings).
In May 2013 Sberbank was ranked 70th in the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, prepared by Millward Brown Optimor (MBO). In a ranking of the most valuable global brands, published in February 2013 by the consulting company Brand Finance, the Sberbank brand received even higher appreciation: Sberbank was ranked number 63. The brand value of Sberbank was estimated at USD14.16 billion.