Bahrain vs Bulgaria: Bank Z-score

Bahrain
7.81
in 2021
Bulgaria
7.87
in 2021
Bahrain rank
145th
Bulgaria rank
144th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Bahrain
  • Bulgaria
051015200020102021

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 7.87 against 7.81 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bahrain ranks 145th and Bulgaria ranks 144th of 169 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s 7.7 9.37 1.67 Bulgaria
2010s 8.14 8.67 0.53 Bulgaria
2020s 7.62 7.81 0.185 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Bahrain or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 7.87 against 7.81 in Bahrain as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Bahrain and Bulgaria?
0.06, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Bulgaria?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bahrain and Bulgaria rank globally for bank z-score?
Bahrain ranks 145th and Bulgaria ranks 144th of 169 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
169 places, 3,285 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.