Bank Z-score in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Bank Z-score was 4.74 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank Z-score in Azerbaijan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank z-score in Azerbaijan is 4.74, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Azerbaijan peaked at 8.31 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.47, in 2015.
Azerbaijan ranks 166th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank Z-score in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.19 | — |
| 2001 | 8.16 | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 8.31 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 7.84 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 6.63 | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 7.21 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 5.68 | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 5.97 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.16 | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 5.35 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 4.94 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 4.44 | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 5.09 | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 5.78 | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 6.57 | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 1.47 | -77.6% |
| 2016 | 3.81 | +159.0% |
| 2017 | 5.98 | +56.9% |
| 2018 | 5.46 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 5.43 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.39 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.74 | -12.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 4.74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.47, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 4.74 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.21, 42% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank Z-score in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +159.0% | 1.47 | 3.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.75 | 5.16 | 8.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9 | 1.47 | 6.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.07 | 4.74 | 5.39 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More financial sector data for Azerbaijan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Azerbaijan?
- Bank z-score in Azerbaijan was 4.74 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.31 in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 in 2015.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for bank z-score?
- Azerbaijan ranks 166th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.