Burkina Faso vs Korea: Bank Z-score

Burkina Faso
9.56
in 2020
Korea
10.19
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
127th
Korea rank
124th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Korea
02.557.51012.5200020102021

How they compare

Korea currently reports 10.19 against 9.56 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.63.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 127th and Korea ranks 124th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 8.83 8.44 0.3943 Burkina Faso
2010s 9.57 11.6 2.03 Korea
2020s 9.56 10.49 0.9273 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Burkina Faso or Korea?
Korea, at 10.19 against 9.56 in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Burkina Faso and Korea?
0.63, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Korea?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Korea rank globally for bank z-score?
Burkina Faso ranks 127th and Korea ranks 124th 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.