Burkina Faso vs Republic of Korea: Bank Z-score

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

Bank Z-score over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Republic of Korea
02.557.51012.5200020102021

How they compare

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

That makes Republic of 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 Republic of Korea ranks 124th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Burkina Faso or Republic of Korea?
Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
0.63, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea rank globally for bank z-score?
Burkina Faso ranks 127th and Republic of 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.