Africa tracker
Non-interest finance in all 54 countries
Each country is checked at its central bank, securities regulator and other official sources. Every finding carries a source and the date we checked. Where we could not check yet, we say so.
North Africa
West Africa
- BeninActive market
- Burkina FasoActive market
- Cabo VerdeNothing found
- Côte d'IvoireActive market
- The GambiaActive market
- GhanaRules in place
- GuineaActive market
- Guinea-BissauRules in place
- LiberiaNothing found
- MaliActive market
- NigerActive market
- NigeriaActive market
- SenegalActive market
- Sierra LeoneRules in place
- TogoActive market
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa and islands
- AngolaNot yet checked
- BotswanaActive market
- ComorosRules in place
- EswatiniRules in place
- LesothoNothing found
- MadagascarNothing found
- MalawiActive market
- MauritiusRules in place
- MozambiqueRules in place
- NamibiaNothing found
- SeychellesActive market
- South AfricaActive market
- ZambiaRules in place
- ZimbabweNot yet checked
What the statuses mean
- Active market
- At least one licensed bank, window or takaful operator offers non-interest products now.
- Rules in place
- A law or regulator rule exists, but no operating institution is confirmed.
- Announced or drafting
- The regulator or government has announced plans or a draft. Nothing issued yet.
- Nothing found
- We searched the central bank, the securities regulator and other official sources and found nothing.
- Not yet checked
- We could not check this at the regulators’ own sources yet. We will not guess.
See something wrong or out of date? Every country page lists its sources. Corrections are welcome and are checked before they go live.