Malta vs Taiwan: Bank Z-score

Malta
18.41
in 2021
Taiwan
17.83
in 2021
Malta rank
62nd
Taiwan rank
64th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Malta
  • Taiwan
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Malta currently reports 18.41 against 17.83 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.58.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 62nd and Taiwan ranks 64th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Taiwan Difference Ahead
2000s 24.95 16.67 8.28 Malta
2010s 21.28 18.22 3.06 Malta
2020s 18.76 18.18 0.5759 Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Malta or Taiwan?
Malta, at 18.41 against 17.83 in Taiwan as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Malta and Taiwan?
0.58, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Taiwan?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malta and Taiwan rank globally for bank z-score?
Malta ranks 62nd and Taiwan ranks 64th 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.