Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs France: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 11.2% against 3.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 7.5%.
That makes France's figure about 3.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was France ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 31st and France ranks 30th of 45 groups.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 4.0% | 2.5% | France |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.7% | France |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 7.7% | 5.7% | France |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 10.8% | 7.8% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or France?
- France, at 11.2% against 3.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and France?
- 7.5%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and France?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and France rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 31st and France ranks 30th of 45 groups.
- 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.