Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Bank Z-score

Democratic Republic of Congo
5.64
in 2020
Sierra Leone
6.34
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
160th
Sierra Leone rank
157th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sierra Leone
5101520200020102020

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 6.34 against 5.64 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.7.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 160th and Sierra Leone ranks 157th of 169 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 9.91 6.85 3.07 Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 9.21 4.42 4.79 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 6.34 against 5.64 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
0.7, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for bank z-score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 160th and Sierra Leone ranks 157th of 169 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
169 places, 3,285 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.