This year’s list shows oil almost overtaking banking as the most valuable sector in the rankings, with a net fall of 11 banks and five oil companies joining. Americans still dominate but the number of Chinese companies has increased most, from eight to 25, followed by Russia and India.

The main table here and the many available on FT.com derived from the same data show how corporate fortunes have changed in the past year, highlighting relative performance of countries and sectors.