Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Senegal
Senegal: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 2.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Senegal, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Senegal is 2.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.7% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Senegal peaked at 5.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2020.
That places Senegal 75th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -40.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 84% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 bank overhead costs to total assets in Senegal?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Senegal was 2.4% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Senegal ranks 75th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. 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 overhead costs to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first 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.