Brazil vs Kuwait: Bank Z-score
Bank Z-score over time
- Brazil
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16.58 against 16.35 in Brazil, a difference of 0.23.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 77th and Kuwait ranks 76th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.96 | 15.9 | 1.06 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 15.82 | 17.36 | 1.54 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 16.04 | 16.34 | 0.3052 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank z-score, Brazil or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 16.58 against 16.35 in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank z-score between Brazil and Kuwait?
- 0.23, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kuwait?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Kuwait rank globally for bank z-score?
- Brazil ranks 77th and Kuwait ranks 76th 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.