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 165th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
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 |
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More financial sector data for Azerbaijan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.95 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 36.87 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 25.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.9% (2025)
- Broad money 38.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -3.8% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 24.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.7 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 8,731 (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 165th out of 169 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.
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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.