Measuring Financial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Enrique A Gelbard, Sérgio Pereira. Leite

August 1, 1999

Preview Citation

Format: Chicago

Enrique A Gelbard, and Sérgio Pereira. Leite Measuring Financial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1999) accessed September 26, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

This study introduces an index for measuring financial development and a set of six indices representing key characteristics of the financial systems in 38 sub-Saharan African countries. The results show that these countries have made good progress in improving and modernizing their financial systems during the last decade, particularly with regard to financial liberalization and the adoption of indirect instruments of monetary policy. In many countries, however, the range of financial products remains extremely limited, interest rate spreads are wide, capital adequacy ratios are insufficient, judicial loan recovery is a problem, and the share of nonperforming loans is large.

Subject: Bank credit, Commercial banks, Credit, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial sector development, Monetary policy, Monetary policy instruments, Money

Keywords: Africa, Bank credit, Commercial banks, Credit, Financial development, Financial products Index, Financial sector development, Financial system, Index, Instruments Index, Liberalization index, Liberalization Index, Market structure, Market structure index, Measurement, Monetary policy, Monetary policy instruments, Sub-Saharan Africa, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

28
Volume:

---
DOI:

---
Issue:

---
Series:

Working Paper No. 1999/105
Stock No:

WPIEA1051999
ISBN:

9781451852806
ISSN:

1018-5941

FACTSHEETS

RESOURCES

TOPICS

Flagship Publications

Other Publications

IMF reports and publications by country

Regional Offices

All News

See Also

For Journalists

Press Center

RESOURCES

FLAGSHIPS

KEY SERIES

IMF NOTES

IMF Working Papers