Belgium vs Jamaica: Bank Z-score
Bank Z-score over time
- Belgium
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 15.48 against 15.45 in Belgium, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Jamaica ahead.
Belgium ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 82nd of 170 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.07 | 15.71 | 7.64 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 14.75 | 19.28 | 4.53 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 15.99 | 16.27 | 0.2833 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank z-score, Belgium or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 15.48 against 15.45 in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank z-score between Belgium and Jamaica?
- 0.03, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Jamaica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Jamaica rank globally for bank z-score?
- Belgium ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 82nd 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
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.