Foreign banks among total banks in Senegal
Senegal: Foreign banks among total banks was 83.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Senegal, 1995–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign banks among total banks in Senegal is 83.0%, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Senegal peaked at 85.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1995.
That places Senegal 12th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50.0% | — |
| 1996 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 50.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 60.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 30.9% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 11.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.63 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 30.9% (2025)
- Broad money 53.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.3% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 30.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Senegal?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Senegal was 83.0% in 2013, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1995.
- How does Senegal rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Senegal ranks 12th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign banks among total banks (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the number of foreign owned banks to the number of the total banks in an Economy. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.