Bank Z-score in Colombia
Colombia: Bank Z-score was 4.32 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Colombia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2021, bank z-score in Colombia stood at 4.32.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Colombia peaked at 6.47 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.12, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 167th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.06 | 2.12 | 5.19 | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.03 | 5.45 | 6.47 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.79 | 4.32 | 5.25 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 164 Saint Lucia 4.9 compare
- 165 Azerbaijan 4.74 compare
- 166 Slovenia 4.49 compare
- 168 Kazakhstan 2.95 compare
- 169 Iceland 1.28 compare
More financial sector data for Colombia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.3 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 970.94 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 241.28 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.9% (2025)
- Broad money 43.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.8% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 39.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 4,053 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 129,139 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Colombia?
- Bank z-score in Colombia was 4.32 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.47 in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for bank z-score?
- Colombia ranks 167th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.