Kenya vs Tanzania: Bank Z-score

Kenya
23.23
in 2021
Tanzania
22.18
in 2021
Kenya rank
39th
Tanzania rank
42nd

Bank Z-score over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 23.23 against 22.18 in Tanzania, a difference of 1.05.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 18.47 15.38 3.09 Kenya
2010s 23.17 18.14 5.03 Kenya
2020s 22.37 21.38 0.9871 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Kenya or Tanzania?
Kenya, at 23.23 against 22.18 in Tanzania as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Kenya and Tanzania?
1.05, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for bank z-score?
Kenya ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 42nd 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.