Bank Z-score in Cuba
Cuba: Bank Z-score was 22.45 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Cuba, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2020, bank z-score in Cuba stood at 22.45. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Cuba peaked at 22.45 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.69, in 2004.
Cuba ranks 40th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3 | 4.69 | 19.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.72 | 18.42 | 22.15 | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.45 | 22.45 | 22.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More financial sector data for Cuba
- Official exchange rate 0.822 LCU per US$, period average (1974)
- Net migration -22,244 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 2,140 base year varies by country (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 32.2% (2024)
- Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none (2017)
- Bank concentration 100.0% (2020)
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 62.5% (2020)
- Bank noninterest income to total income 52.5% (2020)
- Bank cost to income ratio 26.0% (2020)
- Bank return on assets 1.7% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Cuba?
- Bank z-score in Cuba was 22.45 in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 22.45 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.69 in 2004.
- How does Cuba rank for bank z-score?
- Cuba ranks 40th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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.