Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Senegal
Senegal: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 10.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Senegal, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 10.7% for bank return on equity in 2020.
The figure is down 49.8% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Senegal peaked at 34.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2014.
That places Senegal 103rd 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 (%, before tax) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.7% | — |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +40.7% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +18.7% |
| 2014 | -0.6% | -103.2% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -1524.0% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +80.6% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +56.0% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -49.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 10.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 72% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 10.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 51% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, before 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 | +1524.0% | -0.6% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 18.9% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | -0.6% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 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 return on equity in Senegal?
- Bank return on equity in Senegal was 10.7% 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 34.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for bank return on equity?
- Senegal ranks 103rd 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 44.9%. 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 (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.