Kuwait vs Spain: Bank Z-score

Kuwait
16.58
in 2021
Spain
16.92
in 2021
Kuwait rank
75th
Spain rank
72nd

Bank Z-score over time

  • Kuwait
  • Spain
05101520200020102021

How they compare

Spain currently reports 16.92 against 16.58 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.34.

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

Kuwait ranks 75th and Spain ranks 72nd of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 15.9 18.16 2.26 Spain
2010s 17.36 18.2 0.8448 Spain
2020s 16.34 16.67 0.3245 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Kuwait or Spain?
Spain, at 16.92 against 16.58 in Kuwait as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Kuwait and Spain?
0.34, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Spain?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and Spain rank globally for bank z-score?
Kuwait ranks 75th and Spain ranks 72nd 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.