Ghana vs Low income: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Ghana
- Low income
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 14.1% against 5.5% in Low income, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.6 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Low income ahead.
Ghana ranks 24th and Low income ranks 25th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Low income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 6.2% | 5.4% | Low income |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 6.8% | 5.8% | Low income |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 5.4% | 11.8% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Ghana or Low income?
- Ghana, at 14.1% against 5.5% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Ghana and Low income?
- 8.6%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Low income?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Low income rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Ghana ranks 24th and Low income ranks 25th 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.
Individual pages
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.