Albania vs Costa Rica: Bank Z-score

Albania
19.06
in 2021
Costa Rica
19.61
in 2021
Albania rank
56th
Costa Rica rank
53rd

Bank Z-score over time

  • Albania
  • Costa Rica
0510152025200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 19.61 against 19.06 in Albania, a difference of 0.55.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 56th and Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 17.15 20.31 3.16 Costa Rica
2010s 21.79 19.77 2.02 Albania
2020s 19.65 19.21 0.4381 Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Albania or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 19.61 against 19.06 in Albania as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Albania and Costa Rica?
0.55, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Albania and Costa Rica rank globally for bank z-score?
Albania ranks 56th and Costa Rica ranks 53rd 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.