China (People’s Republic of) vs Nicaragua: Bank Z-score

China (People’s Republic of)
25.02
in 2021
Nicaragua
25.13
in 2021
China (People’s Republic of) rank
30th
Nicaragua rank
29th

Bank Z-score over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Nicaragua
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 25.13 against 25.02 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.11.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 29th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 14.91 15.07 0.16 Nicaragua
2010s 21.4 19.64 1.76 China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 24.73 24.72 0.0161 China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, China (People’s Republic of) or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 25.13 against 25.02 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between China (People’s Republic of) and Nicaragua?
0.11, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Nicaragua?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Nicaragua rank globally for bank z-score?
China (People’s Republic of) 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

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.