Bank Z-score in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank Z-score was 20.57 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2021, bank z-score in El Salvador stood at 20.57.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in El Salvador peaked at 28.54 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.23, in 2001.
That places El Salvador 47th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.59 | 15.23 | 23.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.66 | 20.31 | 28.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.08 | 19.58 | 20.57 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 55.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.45 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 24.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.90 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.0% (2025)
- Broad money 64.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 47.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 64.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -23,934 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in El Salvador?
- Bank z-score in El Salvador was 20.57 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.54 in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.23 in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for bank z-score?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.