Bank Z-score in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Bank Z-score was 22.29 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank Z-score in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2021, bank z-score in United Arab Emirates stood at 22.29.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in United Arab Emirates peaked at 31.37 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.04, in 2008.
United Arab Emirates ranks 41st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 25.89 | 20.04 | 31.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.53 | 24.59 | 26.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.21 | 22.14 | 22.29 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 68.0% (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.80 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.80 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 68.0% (2024)
- Broad money 114.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -5.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.5% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 3.67 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 158,634 (2025)
- Claims on central government 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in United Arab Emirates?
- Bank z-score in United Arab Emirates was 22.29 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 31.37 in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.04 in 2008.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for bank z-score?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.