Malaysia vs Tanzania: Bank Z-score

Malaysia
20.72
in 2021
Tanzania
22.18
in 2021
Malaysia rank
45th
Tanzania rank
42nd

Bank Z-score over time

  • Malaysia
  • Tanzania
05101520200020102021

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 22.18 against 20.72 in Malaysia, a difference of 1.46.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 45th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 14.8 15.38 0.5862 Tanzania
2010s 18.98 18.14 0.8365 Malaysia
2020s 20.56 21.38 0.8252 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Malaysia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 22.18 against 20.72 in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Malaysia and Tanzania?
1.46, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tanzania?
18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Tanzania rank globally for bank z-score?
Malaysia ranks 45th and Tanzania ranks 42nd 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.