China vs Nicaragua: Bank Z-score
Bank Z-score over time
- China
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 25.13 against 25.02 in China, a difference of 0.11.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 29th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.91 | 15.07 | 0.16 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 21.4 | 19.64 | 1.76 | China |
| 2020s | 24.73 | 24.72 | 0.0161 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank z-score, China or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 25.13 against 25.02 in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank z-score between China and Nicaragua?
- 0.11, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nicaragua?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do China and Nicaragua rank globally for bank z-score?
- China ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 29th 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.