Supervisory bodies in Africa are more likely to report having insufficient employees for oversight duties than counterparts in other regions, data from the Supervision Benchmarks 2026 shows.

Thirty-four respondents graded their staff and non-staff resource sufficiency using a five-point scale, from one (very insufficient) to five (very sufficient). Ratings for both resource mechanisms average 3.5 and 3.6, respectively.

By region, African respondents have the lowest average score of 3.0 (barely