Kenya vs Mexico: Bank Z-score

Kenya
23.23
in 2021
Mexico
23.75
in 2021
Kenya rank
39th
Mexico rank
36th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Kenya
  • Mexico
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 23.75 against 23.23 in Kenya, a difference of 0.52.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.

Kenya ranks 39th and Mexico ranks 36th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 17.74 21.18 3.45 Mexico
2010s 23.17 19.04 4.13 Kenya
2020s 22.37 22.11 0.2589 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Kenya or Mexico?
Mexico, at 23.75 against 23.23 in Kenya as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Kenya and Mexico?
0.52, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mexico?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Mexico rank globally for bank z-score?
Kenya ranks 39th and Mexico ranks 36th 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.