Jamaica vs Senegal: Bank Z-score

Jamaica
15.48
in 2021
Senegal
15.87
in 2020
Jamaica rank
81st
Senegal rank
79th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Jamaica
  • Senegal
0510152025200020102021

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 15.87 against 15.48 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.39.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Senegal ahead.

Jamaica ranks 81st and Senegal ranks 79th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 15.71 15.24 0.4695 Jamaica
2010s 19.28 14.88 4.4 Jamaica
2020s 17.06 15.87 1.19 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Jamaica or Senegal?
Senegal, at 15.87 against 15.48 in Jamaica as of 2020.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Jamaica and Senegal?
0.39, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Senegal?
19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and Senegal rank globally for bank z-score?
Jamaica ranks 81st and Senegal ranks 79th 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.