El Salvador vs Macao: Bank Z-score

El Salvador
20.57
in 2021
Macao
20.26
in 2021
El Salvador rank
47th
Macao rank
48th

Bank Z-score over time

  • El Salvador
  • Macao
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 20.57 against 20.26 in Macao, a difference of 0.31.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Macao ahead.

El Salvador ranks 47th and Macao ranks 48th of 170 countries.

Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Macao Difference Ahead
2000s 19.59 38.16 18.58 Macao
2010s 23.66 24.57 0.9119 Macao
2020s 20.08 21.22 1.15 Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, El Salvador or Macao?
El Salvador, at 20.57 against 20.26 in Macao as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between El Salvador and Macao?
0.31, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Macao?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Macao rank globally for bank z-score?
El Salvador ranks 47th and Macao ranks 48th 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.