Iraq vs Laos: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Iraq
- Laos
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Laos ahead.
Iraq ranks 177th and Laos ranks 180th of 190 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.4% | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Iraq or Laos?
- Iraq, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Iraq and Laos?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Laos?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Laos rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Iraq ranks 177th and Laos ranks 180th 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.