France vs Hong Kong, China: Bank Z-score

France
19.98
in 2021
Hong Kong, China
19.75
in 2021
France rank
50th
Hong Kong, China rank
51st

Bank Z-score over time

  • France
  • Hong Kong, China
1015202530200020102021

How they compare

France currently reports 19.98 against 19.75 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.23.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

France ranks 50th and Hong Kong, China ranks 51st of 170 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
2000s 17.46 20.02 2.56 Hong Kong, China
2010s 18.21 18.49 0.2866 Hong Kong, China
2020s 19.48 19.91 0.424 Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, France or Hong Kong, China?
France, at 19.98 against 19.75 in Hong Kong, China as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between France and Hong Kong, China?
0.23, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Hong Kong, China?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do France and Hong Kong, China rank globally for bank z-score?
France ranks 50th and Hong Kong, China ranks 51st 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.