Bank Z-score in Liberia
Liberia: Bank Z-score was 9.72 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Liberia, 2015–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank z-score in Liberia is 9.72, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.7% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
That places Liberia 124th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.57 | 6.73 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.98 | 6.24 | 9.72 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 121 Romania 10.34 compare
- 122 Czechia 10.34 compare
- 123 Korea, Rep. 10.19 compare
- 125 Togo 9.57 compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 9.56 compare
- 127 North Macedonia 9.52 compare
More financial sector data for Liberia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 16.9% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.02 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.28 billion current LCU (2022)
- Net foreign assets 108.21 million current LCU (2022)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.8% (2022)
- Broad money 27.0% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.8% (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.8% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 191.31 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -9,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Liberia?
- Bank z-score in Liberia was 9.72 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 in 2020.
- How does Liberia rank for bank z-score?
- Liberia ranks 124th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.