Bank Z-score in Lebanon
Lebanon: Bank Z-score was 20.19 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank z-score in Lebanon is 20.19, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Lebanon peaked at 20.74 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.93, in 2004.
That places Lebanon 49th 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 | 16.31 | 13.93 | 19.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.41 | 14.52 | 20.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.96 | 17.74 | 20.19 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 102.2% (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports 13.6 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 160.19 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Net foreign assets 51.57 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Broad money 260.6% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 37.1% (2018)
- Domestic credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Official exchange rate 89,500 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -10,230 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Lebanon?
- Bank z-score in Lebanon was 20.19 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.74 in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.93 in 2004.
- How does Lebanon rank for bank z-score?
- Lebanon ranks 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.