Bank Z-score in Italy
Italy: Bank Z-score was 13.17 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank Z-score in Italy, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
Italy recorded 13.17 for bank z-score in 2021.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Italy peaked at 34.26 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.92, in 2013.
That places Italy 100th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank Z-score in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.04 | — |
| 2001 | 11.14 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.39 | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 14.33 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 34.26 | +139.1% |
| 2005 | 15.36 | -55.2% |
| 2006 | 14.11 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 16.25 | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 14.68 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 15.22 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 16.36 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 12.08 | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 13.7 | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 10.92 | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 12.98 | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 14.52 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 11.89 | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 15.72 | +32.2% |
| 2018 | 14.29 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 13.61 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 11.83 | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 13.17 | +11.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 13.17 is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.34, 86% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Italy's 13.17 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.21, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank Z-score in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +139.1% | 14.33 | 34.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.98 | 11.04 | 34.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.61 | 10.92 | 16.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5 | 11.83 | 13.17 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Italy?
- Bank z-score in Italy was 13.17 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 34.26 in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.92 in 2013.
- How does Italy rank for bank z-score?
- Italy ranks 100th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.