Bank Z-score in Portugal
Portugal: Bank Z-score was 16.09 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2021, bank z-score in Portugal stood at 16.09.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Portugal peaked at 17.55 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.9, in 2013.
That places Portugal 77th 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 | 11.06 | 7.97 | 14.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.28 | 7.9 | 17.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.82 | 15.55 | 16.09 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More financial sector data for Portugal
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 77.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.14 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 333.86 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 17.91 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 77.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.3% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 77.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 16,472 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 125.87 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Portugal?
- Bank z-score in Portugal was 16.09 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.55 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for bank z-score?
- Portugal ranks 77th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.