Belgium vs South Africa: Bank Z-score

Belgium
15.45
in 2021
South Africa
15.46
in 2021
Belgium rank
84th
South Africa rank
83rd

Bank Z-score over time

  • Belgium
  • South Africa
510152025200020102021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 15.46 against 15.45 in Belgium, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

Belgium ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 83rd of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 7.68 14.75 7.07 South Africa
2010s 14.75 15.41 0.6615 South Africa
2020s 15.99 14.44 1.54 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Belgium or South Africa?
South Africa, at 15.46 against 15.45 in Belgium as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Belgium and South Africa?
0.01, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and South Africa rank globally for bank z-score?
Belgium ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 83rd 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.