Bank Z-score in Algeria
Algeria: Bank Z-score was 24.82 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Algeria, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank z-score in Algeria is 24.82, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Algeria peaked at 24.82 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.53, in 2005.
Algeria ranks 32nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.71 | 8.53 | 17.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1 | 18.82 | 24.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.82 | 24.82 | 24.82 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 29 Nicaragua 25.13 compare
- 30 China 25.02 compare
- 31 Afghanistan 24.92 compare
- 33 Eswatini 24.42 compare
- 34 Saudi Arabia 24.37 compare
- 35 Philippines 24.13 compare
More financial sector data for Algeria
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 19.6% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 16.53 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 28.47 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 9.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 19.6% (2025)
- Broad money 73.5% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 42.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 19.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 131.61 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,531 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Algeria?
- Bank z-score in Algeria was 24.82 in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.82 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.53 in 2005.
- How does Algeria rank for bank z-score?
- Algeria ranks 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank Z-score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
It captures the probability of default of a country's banking system. Z-score compares the buffer of a country's banking system (capitalization and returns) with the volatility of those returns. It is estimated as (ROA+(equity/assets))/sd(ROA); sd(ROA) is the standard deviation of ROA. ROA, equity, and assets are country-level aggregate figures Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.