The Top 25 Banks in Latin America based on Tier 1 Capital in 2009 are listed below. This ranking is part of the annual World’s Top 1000 Banks published by the The Banker magazine.

Source: The Banker

Brazilian banking giant Itau Unibanco(ITUB) leads the Top 25 Latin American rankings. It is also the 33rd on the global list based on Tier 1 capital. Itau is followed by its competitor Banco Bradesco(BBD).