This paper aims to assess and compare the impact of geopolitical risk (GPR) on the banking sector profitability of “oil and nonoil dependent” emerging markets. For empirical estimation, we used annual macro-level data of all the countries listed in the GPR index from the period 1998 to 2017. The results of the fixed effect model indicate a negative significant impact of GPR on banking sectors’ profitability. | Oil rent geopolitical risk and banking sector performance -