Ghana vs Italy: Bank Z-score

Ghana
13.92
in 2021
Italy
13.17
in 2021
Ghana rank
97th
Italy rank
100th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Ghana
  • Italy
101520253035200020102021

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 13.92 against 13.17 in Italy, a difference of 0.75.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Italy ahead.

Ghana ranks 97th and Italy ranks 100th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 11.25 15.12 3.87 Italy
2010s 13.34 13.61 0.2663 Italy
2020s 14.04 12.5 1.54 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Ghana or Italy?
Ghana, at 13.92 against 13.17 in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Ghana and Italy?
0.75, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Italy?
17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Italy rank globally for bank z-score?
Ghana ranks 97th and Italy ranks 100th 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.