Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Senegal
Senegal: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 57.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Senegal, 2000–2015
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for provisions to nonperforming loans in Senegal is 57.9%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Senegal peaked at 75.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2008.
Senegal ranks 77th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.6% | — |
| 2001 | 70.2% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 53.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | -0.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 57.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.3%, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 57.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.0%, 96% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -31.0% | 75.4% | 52.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5% | 51.5% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 54.0% | 58.1% | 6 |
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 provisions to nonperforming loans in Senegal?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Senegal was 57.9% in 2015, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Senegal ranks 77th out of 140 countries with data for 2015.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.