France vs IDA & IBRD total: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- France
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
France currently reports 11.2% against 3.4% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes France's figure about 3.3 times IDA & IBRD total's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was IDA & IBRD total ahead.
France ranks 30th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 32nd of 190 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 0.5% | France |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 3.9% | 5.2% | France |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | France |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 3.8% | 3.9% | France |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 4.1% | 6.7% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, France or IDA & IBRD total?
- France, at 11.2% against 3.4% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between France and IDA & IBRD total?
- 7.8%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and IDA & IBRD total?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do France and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- France ranks 30th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 32nd 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.