Barbados vs Ghana: Bank Z-score

Barbados
13.96
in 2021
Ghana
13.92
in 2021
Barbados rank
95th
Ghana rank
96th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Barbados
  • Ghana
05101520200020102021

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 13.96 against 13.92 in Ghana, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 95th and Ghana ranks 96th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 14.56 10.31 4.25 Barbados
2010s 16.51 13.17 3.34 Barbados
2020s 13.64 14.04 0.3945 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Barbados or Ghana?
Barbados, at 13.96 against 13.92 in Ghana as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Barbados and Ghana?
0.04, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ghana?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
How do Barbados and Ghana rank globally for bank z-score?
Barbados ranks 95th and Ghana ranks 96th 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.