Bulgaria vs Malta: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 6.7% against 6.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 55th and Malta ranks 53rd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 24.8% | 23.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 23.6% | 18.0% | Malta |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 1.2% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Malta, at 6.7% against 6.3% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0.4%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th and Malta ranks 53rd 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.