South Africa vs Switzerland: Bank Z-score
Bank Z-score over time
- South Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 15.46 against 15.34 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.12.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 83rd and Switzerland ranks 86th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.75 | 10.02 | 4.74 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 15.41 | 15.36 | 0.0523 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 14.44 | 16.05 | 1.61 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank z-score, South Africa or Switzerland?
- South Africa, at 15.46 against 15.34 in Switzerland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank z-score between South Africa and Switzerland?
- 0.12, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for bank z-score?
- South Africa ranks 83rd and Switzerland ranks 86th 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
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.