Bank return on assets in Senegal
Senegal: Bank return on assets was 0.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Senegal, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.9% for bank return on assets in 2020.
The figure is down 39.1% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Senegal peaked at 2.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2014.
Senegal ranks 98th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in Senegal, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +59.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -115.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -340.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +98.5% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +54.2% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -0.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Senegal
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 309.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 605,208 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 98.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 191,717 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -22.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration -12,636 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 30.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Senegal?
- Bank return on assets in Senegal was 0.9% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for bank return on assets?
- Senegal ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. 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 return on assets (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[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.