Bank Z-score in Moldova
Moldova: Bank Z-score was 8.72 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank Z-score in Moldova, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2021, bank z-score in Moldova stood at 8.72.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Moldova peaked at 15.85 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.71, in 2014.
Moldova ranks 135th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.41 | 9.01 | 15.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 | 6.71 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.88 | 8.72 | 9.04 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Moldova
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 28.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.4 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 110.07 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 119.81 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 28.2% (2025)
- Broad money 53.9% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 1.3% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 29.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 17.38 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -29,766 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Moldova?
- Bank z-score in Moldova was 8.72 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 15.85 in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.71 in 2014.
- How does Moldova rank for bank z-score?
- Moldova ranks 135th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.