Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Bank Z-score

Mexico
23.75
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
24.37
in 2021
Mexico rank
36th
Saudi Arabia rank
34th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Mexico
  • Saudi Arabia
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 24.37 against 23.75 in Mexico, a difference of 0.62.

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

Mexico ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 21.18 17.75 3.43 Mexico
2010s 19.04 21.31 2.27 Saudi Arabia
2020s 22.11 23.1 0.9828 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 24.37 against 23.75 in Mexico as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
0.62, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Mexico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for bank z-score?
Mexico ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th 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

Indicator
Bank Z-score
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,285 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.