Bank Z-score in Switzerland
Switzerland: Bank Z-score was 15.34 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Switzerland, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 15.34 for bank z-score in 2021.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Switzerland peaked at 19.27 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.11, in 2008.
Switzerland ranks 85th 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 | 10.22 | 5.11 | 12.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.36 | 11.64 | 19.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.05 | 15.34 | 16.77 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 82 South Africa 15.46 compare
- 83 Belgium 15.45 compare
- 84 Tajikistan 15.34 compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.29 compare
- 87 Maldives 14.79 compare
- 88 Antigua and Barbuda 14.74 compare
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 167.8% (2016)
- Total reserves in months of imports 13.2 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.18 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Net foreign assets 506.31 billion current LCU (2016)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 167.8% (2016)
- Broad money 181.9% (2016)
- Claims on central government, etc. 4.2% (2016)
- Domestic credit to private sector 167.8% (2016)
- Official exchange rate 0.8314 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 37,253 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Switzerland?
- Bank z-score in Switzerland was 15.34 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.27 in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.11 in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for bank z-score?
- Switzerland ranks 85th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.