Bank Z-score in Iraq
Iraq: Bank Z-score was 37.25 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Iraq, 2005–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2021, bank z-score in Iraq stood at 37.25. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 166.7% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Iraq peaked at 37.25 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.62, in 2008.
Iraq ranks 9th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank Z-score in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.43 | — |
| 2006 | 16.36 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 18.22 | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 13.62 | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 17.01 | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 17.04 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 22.42 | +31.5% |
| 2012 | 19.23 | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 24.17 | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 24.78 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 15.28 | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 19.44 | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 19.81 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 17.84 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 15.63 | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 13.97 | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 37.25 | +166.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 37.25 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.47, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 37.25 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.6, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank Z-score in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +166.7% | 13.97 | 37.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.13 | 13.62 | 18.22 | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.56 | 15.28 | 24.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.61 | 13.97 | 37.25 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More financial sector data for Iraq
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 8.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 6.17 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 8.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Iraq?
- Bank z-score in Iraq was 37.25 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 37.25 in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.62 in 2008.
- How does Iraq rank for bank z-score?
- Iraq ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.