Afghanistan vs China (People’s Republic of): Bank Z-score

Afghanistan
24.92
in 2021
China (People’s Republic of)
25.02
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
31st
China (People’s Republic of) rank
30th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Afghanistan
  • China (People’s Republic of)
1020304050200020102021

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 25.02 against 24.92 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 31st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 30th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and China (People’s Republic of) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
2000s 31.9 19.4 12.5 Afghanistan
2010s 18.89 21.4 2.51 China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 21.3 24.73 3.43 China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Afghanistan or China (People’s Republic of)?
China (People’s Republic of), at 25.02 against 24.92 in Afghanistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of)?
0.1, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of)?
16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for bank z-score?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 30th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as Bank Z-score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Bank Z-score
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 3,302 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

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.