Israel vs United States: Bank Z-score

Israel
29.3
in 2021
United States
31.06
in 2021
Israel rank
18th
United States rank
15th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Israel
  • United States
010203040200020102021

How they compare

United States currently reports 31.06 against 29.3 in Israel, a difference of 1.76.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.

Israel ranks 18th and United States ranks 15th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel United States Difference Ahead
2000s 27.4 29.78 2.38 United States
2010s 31.06 33.99 2.94 United States
2020s 28.88 30.68 1.8 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Israel or United States?
United States, at 31.06 against 29.3 in Israel as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Israel and United States?
1.76, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Israel and United States rank globally for bank z-score?
Israel ranks 18th and United States ranks 15th 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.