Italy vs Japan: Bank Z-score

Italy
13.17
in 2021
Japan
12.86
in 2021
Italy rank
99th
Japan rank
101st

Bank Z-score over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
102030200020102021

How they compare

Italy currently reports 13.17 against 12.86 in Japan, a difference of 0.31.

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

Italy ranks 99th and Japan ranks 101st of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 15.98 13.37 2.6 Italy
2010s 13.61 16.34 2.73 Japan
2020s 12.5 13.57 1.07 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 13.17 against 12.86 in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Italy and Japan?
0.31, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for bank z-score?
Italy ranks 99th and Japan ranks 101st of 169 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
169 places, 3,285 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.