Egypt vs Malaysia: Bank Z-score

Egypt
20.6
in 2021
Malaysia
20.72
in 2021
Egypt rank
46th
Malaysia rank
45th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Egypt
  • Malaysia
0510152025200020102021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 20.72 against 20.6 in Egypt, a difference of 0.12.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

Egypt ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 14.61 14.95 0.3309 Malaysia
2010s 20.44 18.98 1.46 Egypt
2020s 21.36 20.56 0.8028 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Egypt or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 20.72 against 20.6 in Egypt as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Egypt and Malaysia?
0.12, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for bank z-score?
Egypt ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 45th 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.