Bank Z-score in Uruguay
Uruguay: Bank Z-score was 6.08 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2021, bank z-score in Uruguay stood at 6.08.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Uruguay peaked at 7.86 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.14, in 2002.
Uruguay ranks 158th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.42 | 1.14 | 6.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.52 | 5.54 | 7.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6.08 | 6.93 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Uruguay
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 30.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.67 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.34 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 30.8% (2025)
- Broad money 51.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 30.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 41.19 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -1,338 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank z-score in Uruguay?
- Bank z-score in Uruguay was 6.08 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.86 in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for bank z-score?
- Uruguay ranks 158th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.