Bank Z-score in Mauritius
Mauritius: Bank Z-score was 10.95 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank Z-score in Mauritius, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 10.95 for bank z-score in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Mauritius peaked at 28.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.95, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 116th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1 | 12.7 | 28.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.04 | 15.98 | 17.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.67 | 10.95 | 14.39 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 113 San Marino 11.2 compare
- 114 Curacao 11.01 compare
- 117 Gambia 10.93 compare
- 118 Cameroon 10.59 compare
- 119 Seychelles 10.41 compare
More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.16 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.08 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.05 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Broad money 142.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 40.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 46 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,784 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Mauritius?
- Bank z-score in Mauritius was 10.95 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.95 in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for bank z-score?
- Mauritius ranks 116th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.