Bank Z-score in China
China: Bank Z-score was 25.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in China, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
China recorded 25.02 for bank z-score in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in China peaked at 25.02 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.51, in 2004.
That places China 30th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank Z-score in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.24 | — |
| 2001 | 11.58 | -39.8% |
| 2002 | 10.8 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 9.75 | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 9.51 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.64 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 19.24 | +80.7% |
| 2007 | 20.37 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 19.31 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 18.67 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 19.81 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 18.63 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 19.8 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 19.64 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 20.26 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 23.63 | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 21.82 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 22.56 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 23.33 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 24.56 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 24.45 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 25.02 | +2.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 25.02 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.47, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 25.02 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank Z-score in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +80.7% | 10.64 | 19.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.91 | 9.51 | 20.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4 | 18.63 | 24.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.73 | 24.45 | 25.02 | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in China?
- Bank z-score in China was 25.02 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 25.02 in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 in 2004.
- How does China rank for bank z-score?
- China ranks 30th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.