Bulgaria vs Zimbabwe: Bank Z-score

Bulgaria
7.87
in 2021
Zimbabwe
8.08
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
144th
Zimbabwe rank
141st

Bank Z-score over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Zimbabwe
468101214200020102021

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 8.08 against 7.87 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.21.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 144th and Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 169 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 11.06 5.99 5.07 Bulgaria
2010s 8.67 5.4 3.27 Bulgaria
2020s 7.81 7.58 0.225 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Bulgaria or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 8.08 against 7.87 in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
0.21, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Zimbabwe rank globally for bank z-score?
Bulgaria ranks 144th and Zimbabwe ranks 141st 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.