Bank Z-score in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Bank Z-score was 32.58 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
32.58
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
13th
of 170 countries
All-time high
39.92
in 2002
All-time low
30.65
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Bank Z-score in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021

0102030402000201020212000: 332001: 33.22002: 39.92003: 30.72004: 30.62005: 30.72006: 33.32007: 32.12008: 33.32009: 312010: 32.32011: 32.62012: 33.12013: 32.12014: 31.62015: 36.22016: 38.12017: 34.52018: 34.42019: 34.62020: 31.12021: 32.6

Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).

Analysis

In 2021, bank z-score in Dominican Republic stood at 32.58.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank z-score in Dominican Republic peaked at 39.92 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 30.65, in 2004.

That places Dominican Republic 13th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

Bank Z-score in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Bank Z-score in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 32.97 —
2001 33.17 +0.6%
2002 39.92 +20.4%
2003 30.66 -23.2%
2004 30.65 -0.0%
2005 30.68 +0.1%
2006 33.3 +8.5%
2007 32.06 -3.7%
2008 33.28 +3.8%
2009 31.05 -6.7%
2010 32.25 +3.9%
2011 32.62 +1.1%
2012 33.06 +1.4%
2013 32.09 -2.9%
2014 31.63 -1.4%
2015 36.21 +14.5%
2016 38.15 +5.4%
2017 34.46 -9.7%
2018 34.37 -0.3%
2019 34.62 +0.7%
2020 31.07 -10.3%
2021 32.58 +4.9%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 32.58 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.47, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 32.58 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.48, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.78 30.65 39.92 10
2010s 33.95 31.63 38.15 10
2020s 31.82 31.07 32.58 2

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 10 Mongolia 36.25 compare
  2. 11 Sri Lanka 35.09 compare
  3. 12 Fiji 33.01 compare
  4. 14 Libya 32.05 compare
  5. 15 United States 31.06 compare
  6. 16 Austria 30.91 compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank z-score in Dominican Republic?
Bank z-score in Dominican Republic was 32.58 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 39.92 in 2002.
What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 30.65 in 2004.
How does Dominican Republic rank for bank z-score?
Dominican Republic ranks 13th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
Is bank z-score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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

Indicator
Bank Z-score
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 3,302 data points, 2000–2021
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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.