Bahrain vs Hong Kong: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Bahrain
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 31.3% against 26.9% in Hong Kong, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 6th and Hong Kong ranks 7th of 190 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 16.9% | 3.7% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 18.9% | 23.0% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 30.6% | 6.1% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Bahrain or Hong Kong?
- Bahrain, at 31.3% against 26.9% in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Bahrain and Hong Kong?
- 4.4%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Hong Kong?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Hong Kong rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Bahrain ranks 6th and Hong Kong ranks 7th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.