Ireland vs Lebanon: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Ireland
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 9.5% against 8.8% in Ireland, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 44th and Lebanon ranks 41st of 190 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 2.5% | 23.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.6% | 2.7% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 8.0% | 2.2% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Ireland or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 9.5% against 8.8% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Ireland and Lebanon?
- 0.7%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lebanon?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Lebanon rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Ireland ranks 44th and Lebanon ranks 41st 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.