Cameroon: Banking system z-scores

The latest value from 2020 is 10.59 index points, an increase from 9.84 index points in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 16.69 index points, based on data from 151 countries. Historically, the average for Cameroon from 2000 to 2020 is 10.15 index points. The minimum value, 8.83 index points, was reached in 2018 while the maximum of 12 index points was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: The index 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.