Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.8% against 6.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 1.1% | 2.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 4.8% | 3.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 6.2% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 6.8% against 6.3% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 0.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 52nd 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.