Which has higher insurance and financial services, Iran or Kenya?

Kenya, at 11.1% against 10.7% in Iran as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kenya?

18 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2000.

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.

Iran vs Kenya: Insurance and financial services

Iran

10.7%

in 2000

Kenya

11.1%

in 2024

Iran rank

32nd

Kenya rank

30th

Insurance and financial services over time

Iran
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 11.1% against 10.7% in Iran, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 30th of 190 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1980s	25.7%	1.0%	24.7%	Iran
1990s	11.3%	0.8%	10.5%	Iran
2000s	10.7%	0.5%	10.2%	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Iran or Kenya?: Kenya, at 11.1% against 10.7% in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Iran and Kenya?: 0.4%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kenya?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2000.
How do Iran and Kenya rank globally for insurance and financial services?: Iran ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 30th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.