Bank Z-score in Austria
Austria: Bank Z-score was 30.91 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Austria, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2021, bank z-score in Austria stood at 30.91.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Austria peaked at 39.46 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.92, in 2001.
That places Austria 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.24 | 16.92 | 39.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.35 | 22.59 | 36.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.37 | 30.91 | 31.84 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More financial sector data for Austria
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 81.5% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.8 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 587.58 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 113.77 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 81.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.7% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 81.8% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 11,254 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 123.03 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Austria?
- Bank z-score in Austria was 30.91 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 39.46 in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.92 in 2001.
- How does Austria rank for bank z-score?
- Austria ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.