Bahrain vs Caribbean Small States: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Bahrain
- Caribbean Small States
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 35.0% against 14.7% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 20.3%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.4 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Caribbean Small States ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Caribbean Small States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Caribbean Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 7.3% | 0.5% | Caribbean Small States |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 7.4% | 1.3% | Caribbean Small States |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 7.7% | 3.7% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 5.7% | 7.3% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 10.9% | 32.9% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 16.1% | 21.9% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Bahrain or Caribbean Small States?
- Bahrain, at 35.0% against 14.7% in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Bahrain and Caribbean Small States?
- 20.3%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Caribbean Small States?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Caribbean Small States rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd and Caribbean Small States ranks 2nd of 197 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.