Kuwait vs Spain: Bank Z-score
Bank Z-score over time
- Kuwait
- Spain
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
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.