IDA total vs United States: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- IDA total
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 20.2% against 10.0% in IDA total, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes United States's figure about 2.0 times IDA total's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 13th and United States ranks 13th of 45 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 5.2% | 2.7% | United States |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | United States |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 14.8% | 11.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 18.2% | 13.3% | United States |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 21.7% | 12.8% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, IDA total or United States?
- United States, at 20.2% against 10.0% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between IDA total and United States?
- 10.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and United States rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- IDA total ranks 13th and United States ranks 13th 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.