Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Iran: Insurance and financial services

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
3.5%
in 2024
Iran
10.7%
in 2000
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
31st
Iran rank
32nd

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 10.7% against 3.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 7.2%.

That makes Iran's figure about 3.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Iran ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Iran Difference Ahead
1990s 1.5% 9.5% 7.9% Iran
2000s 1.7% 10.7% 9.0% Iran

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 Iran?
Iran, at 10.7% against 3.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2000.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iran?
7.2%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iran?
7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2000.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iran rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Iran ranks 32nd 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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Indicator
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,390 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.