Bahrain vs OECD members: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Bahrain
- OECD members
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 31.3% against 11.9% in OECD members, a difference of 19.4%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.6 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1977 it was OECD members ahead.
Bahrain ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 5th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 2.8% | 2.7% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 3.6% | 3.4% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 11.1% | 9.6% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 10.7% | 31.2% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 11.5% | 25.3% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Bahrain or OECD members?
- Bahrain, at 31.3% against 11.9% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Bahrain and OECD members?
- 19.4%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and OECD members?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and OECD members rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Bahrain ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 5th 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.