Belgium vs Switzerland: Bank Z-score
Bank Z-score over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 15.45 against 15.34 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.11.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 84th and Switzerland ranks 86th of 170 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.15 | 10.22 | 2.07 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 14.75 | 15.36 | 0.6092 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 15.99 | 16.05 | 0.0655 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank z-score, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 15.45 against 15.34 in Switzerland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank z-score between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.11, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for bank z-score?
- Belgium ranks 84th and Switzerland ranks 86th 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.