Kyrgyzstan vs Malawi: Bank Z-score

Kyrgyzstan
14.62
in 2021
Malawi
14.51
in 2021
Kyrgyzstan rank
91st
Malawi rank
92nd

Bank Z-score over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Malawi
0510152025200020102021

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 14.62 against 14.51 in Malawi, a difference of 0.11.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 91st and Malawi ranks 92nd of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 20.17 16.31 3.86 Kyrgyzstan
2010s 16.32 17.35 1.03 Malawi
2020s 15.51 15.75 0.2391 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Kyrgyzstan or Malawi?
Kyrgyzstan, at 14.62 against 14.51 in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Kyrgyzstan and Malawi?
0.11, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Malawi?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Malawi rank globally for bank z-score?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 91st and Malawi ranks 92nd 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.