Bank net interest margin in Senegal
Senegal: Bank net interest margin was 1.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Senegal, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank net interest margin in Senegal stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 61.9% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Senegal peaked at 7.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
That places Senegal 137th out of 165 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More financial sector data for Senegal
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 30.9% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 11.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.63 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 30.9% (2025)
- Broad money 53.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.3% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 30.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -12,636 (2025)
- Claims on central government 5.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Senegal?
- Bank net interest margin in Senegal was 1.6% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for bank net interest margin?
- Senegal ranks 137th out of 165 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. 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 Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.