Bank Z-score in Norway
Norway: Bank Z-score was 12.57 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Norway, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
Norway recorded 12.57 for bank z-score in 2021.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Norway peaked at 13.05 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.06, in 2008.
Norway ranks 105th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.63 | 6.06 | 8.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 | 7.57 | 12.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.81 | 12.57 | 13.05 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More financial sector data for Norway
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 105.9% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.37 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 6.02 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets -717.63 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 106.0% (2024)
- Broad money 59.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -15.0% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 124.4% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 10.4 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 29,798 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Norway?
- Bank z-score in Norway was 12.57 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.05 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for bank z-score?
- Norway ranks 105th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.