Description
This panel dataset covers 26 Kenyan commercial banks across a 10-year period
(2010–2019), capturing seven key financial performance indicators sourced from
CBK annual supervision reports. It is suitable for academic research in banking,
financial economics, corporate governance, and monetary policy.
The dataset is delivered as a clean, well-structured Excel workbook with
individual metric sheets, a combined long-format panel (260 observations),
and a full codebook documenting variables, units, CBK regulatory thresholds,
and interpretive notes.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
– Undergraduate and postgraduate students writing finance or economics dissertations
– Researchers studying banking sector performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
– Lecturers looking for real-world data for classroom use
– Consultants and analysts tracking Kenyan banking trends
WHAT RESEARCH QUESTIONS CAN IT SUPPORT?
– How has asset quality (NPL ratio) evolved across Kenyan banks over the decade?
– What is the relationship between bank size and operational efficiency?
– How do capital adequacy levels compare across peer groups?
– Which banks consistently outperformed on Return on Assets?
VARIABLES INCLUDED:
1. Asset Quality — Non-Performing Loan (NPL) ratio
2. Bank Size — Total assets (KES)
3. Branch Network — Number of branches per bank per year
4. Capital Adequacy — Core capital to risk-weighted assets ratio
5. Liquidity — Liquid assets to total deposits ratio
6. Operational Efficiency — Cost-to-income ratio
7. Return on Assets (ROA) — Net profit as a percentage of total assets
DATASET SPECIFICATIONS:
– Banks covered: 26 Kenyan commercial banks
– Time period: 2010 to 2019 (10 years)
– Observations: 260 (balanced panel)
– Format: Excel (.xlsx)
– Sheets: 7 metric sheets + 1 combined panel sheet + 1 codebook sheet
DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:
– Cleaned and formatted Excel workbook (.xlsx)
– Codebook with variable definitions, units, and CBK regulatory benchmarks
– Readme sheet with dataset citation guidance
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