Portugal vs Senegal: Bank Z-score

Portugal
16.09
in 2021
Senegal
15.87
in 2020
Portugal rank
78th
Senegal rank
80th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Portugal
  • Senegal
05101520200020102021

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 16.09 against 15.87 in Senegal, a difference of 0.22.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.

Portugal ranks 78th and Senegal ranks 80th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 11.06 15.13 4.07 Senegal
2010s 12.28 14.88 2.6 Senegal
2020s 15.55 15.87 0.3198 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Portugal or Senegal?
Portugal, at 16.09 against 15.87 in Senegal as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Portugal and Senegal?
0.22, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Senegal?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Senegal rank globally for bank z-score?
Portugal ranks 78th and Senegal ranks 80th 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.