Bank Z-score in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Bank Z-score was 17.26 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Bank Z-score in Cayman Islands, 2000–2016
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank z-score in Cayman Islands is 17.26, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Cayman Islands peaked at 30.22 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.11, in 2007.
That places Cayman Islands 65th out of 169 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.71 | 15.11 | 30.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.75 | 17.26 | 26.24 | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Cayman Islands
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.2647 (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 888 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 123.6 base year varies by country (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 2.4% (2024)
- Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none (2017)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Remittance inflows to GDP 0.2% (2020)
- Listed domestic companies, total 4 (2020)
- Stocks traded, total value 1.30 million current US$ (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Cayman Islands?
- Bank z-score in Cayman Islands was 17.26 in 2016, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 30.22 in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.11 in 2007.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for bank z-score?
- Cayman Islands ranks 65th out of 169 countries with data for 2016.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.