Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Senegal
Senegal: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 16.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Senegal, 2000–2015
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Senegal stood at 16.7%.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Senegal peaked at 20.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 98th out of 141 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 11.1% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.9% | 18.2% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Senegal
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 605,208 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 309.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 2.25 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.09 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.25 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Senegal?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Senegal was 16.7% in 2015, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Senegal ranks 98th out of 141 countries with data for 2015.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.