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 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
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 |
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More financial sector data for Iraq
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.21 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 78.52 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 167.41 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.0% (2024)
- Broad money 47.9% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 7.2% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.0% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,300 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -1,064 (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 169 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.