United Arab Emirates: Banking system z-scores

The latest value from 2021 is 22.29 index points, an increase from 22.14 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 17.25 index points, based on data from 136 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 2000 to 2021 is 25.39 index points. The minimum value, 20.04 index points, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 31.37 index points was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: The index 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.