Macau (China) vs Malaysia: Bank Z-score

Macau (China)
20.26
in 2021
Malaysia
20.72
in 2021
Macau (China) rank
48th
Malaysia rank
45th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Macau (China)
  • Malaysia
10203040200020102021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 20.72 against 20.26 in Macau (China), a difference of 0.46.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Macau (China) ahead.

Macau (China) ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 170 countries.

Macau (China) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau (China) Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 38.16 14.95 23.22 Macau (China)
2010s 24.57 18.98 5.59 Macau (China)
2020s 21.22 20.56 0.6617 Macau (China)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Macau (China) or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 20.72 against 20.26 in Macau (China) as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Macau (China) and Malaysia?
0.46, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau (China) and Malaysia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Macau (China) and Malaysia rank globally for bank z-score?
Macau (China) ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 45th 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.