Jamaica vs South Africa: Bank Z-score
Bank Z-score over time
- Jamaica
- South Africa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 15.48 against 15.46 in South Africa, a difference of 0.02.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 82nd and South Africa ranks 83rd of 170 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.08 | 12.78 | 3.3 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 19.28 | 15.41 | 3.87 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 16.27 | 14.44 | 1.83 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank z-score, Jamaica or South Africa?
- Jamaica, at 15.48 against 15.46 in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank z-score between Jamaica and South Africa?
- 0.02, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for bank z-score?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd and South Africa ranks 83rd 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
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.