Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Bank Z-score

Burkina Faso
9.56
in 2020
Liberia
9.72
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
127th
Liberia rank
125th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Liberia
02.557.51012.5200020102021

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 9.72 against 9.56 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.16.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 127th and Liberia ranks 125th of 170 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Liberia Difference Ahead
2010s 9.31 8.57 0.7404 Burkina Faso
2020s 9.56 6.24 3.32 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
Liberia, at 9.72 against 9.56 in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
0.16, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for bank z-score?
Burkina Faso ranks 127th and Liberia ranks 125th 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.