Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Bank Z-score

Afghanistan
24.92
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
24.37
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
31st
Saudi Arabia rank
34th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Saudi Arabia
1020304050200020102021

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 24.92 against 24.37 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.55.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 31.9 19.12 12.78 Afghanistan
2010s 18.89 21.31 2.42 Saudi Arabia
2020s 21.3 23.1 1.8 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
Afghanistan, at 24.92 against 24.37 in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
0.55, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for bank z-score?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th 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.