Greece vs Turkey: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Greece
- Turkey
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3.4% against 3.1% in Turkey, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Turkey ahead.
Greece ranks 89th and Turkey ranks 91st of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 2.4% | 2.2% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.3% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 2.8% | 1.6% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.8% | 1.2% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Greece or Turkey?
- Greece, at 3.4% against 3.1% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Greece and Turkey?
- 0.3%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Turkey?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Turkey rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Greece ranks 89th and Turkey ranks 91st 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.