Benin vs France: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Benin
- France
How they compare
Benin currently reports 11.4% against 11.2% in France, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 28th and France ranks 30th of 190 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | France |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 5.9% | 2.3% | France |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 9.1% | 3.3% | France |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.7% | France |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.7% | 0.6% | France |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 10.4% | 1.8% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Benin or France?
- Benin, at 11.4% against 11.2% in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Benin and France?
- 0.2%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and France?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Benin and France rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Benin ranks 28th and France ranks 30th 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.