5-bank asset concentration in Senegal
Senegal: 5-bank asset concentration was 100 in 2020. ▼ Falling
5-bank asset concentration in Senegal, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2020, 5-bank asset concentration in Senegal stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 68.9% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 5-bank asset concentration in Senegal peaked at 100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.36, in 2018.
That places Senegal 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
5-bank asset concentration in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.96 | — |
| 2001 | 89.84 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 82.69 | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 82.31 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 82.05 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 80.82 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 84.18 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 93.07 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 91.02 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 81.19 | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 80.36 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 76.73 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 74.72 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 77.48 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 77.78 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 60.08 | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 58.87 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 56.62 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 56.36 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.21 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +68.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.23, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.9, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 5-bank asset concentration in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +68.9% | 59.21 | 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.91 | 80.82 | 93.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.82 | 56.36 | 80.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 1 Burundi 100 compare
- 1 Cameroon 100 compare
- 1 Cuba 100 compare
- 1 Curacao 100 compare
- 1 Fiji 100 compare
- 1 Mali 100 compare
- 1 Myanmar 100 compare
- 1 Namibia 100 compare
- 1 Qatar 100 compare
- 1 Sierra Leone 100 compare
- 1 Sudan 100 compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100 compare
- 1 Yemen 100 compare
- 1 Zimbabwe 100 compare
More financial sector data for Senegal
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.09 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.25 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.09 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 5-bank asset concentration in Senegal?
- 5-bank asset concentration in Senegal was 100 in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.36 in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for 5-bank asset concentration?
- Senegal ranks 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 5-bank asset concentration rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of 5-bank asset concentration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for five largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 5 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.