Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Senegal
Senegal: Bank return on equity (%, after tax) was 9.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Senegal, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 9.2% for bank return on equity in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.1% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Senegal peaked at 24.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -2.4%, in 2014.
That places Senegal 96th 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 return on equity (%, after tax) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +40.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | -2.4% | -117.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -353.3% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +99.9% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +55.7% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -43.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 9.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.2%, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 9.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 59% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, after tax) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +353.3% | -2.4% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 15.5% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | -2.4% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 93 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.4% compare
- 94 Bulgaria 9.4% compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 9.3% compare
- 97 Philippines 9.2% compare
- 98 Cuba 9.1% compare
- 99 Czechia 9.0% 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 bank return on equity in Senegal?
- Bank return on equity in Senegal was 9.2% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for bank return on equity?
- Senegal ranks 96th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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 equity (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[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.