Bhutan vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Bhutan
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 11.4% against 4.2% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
Bhutan ranks 41st and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 7.6% | 4.9% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 5.6% | 2.0% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 5.5% | 3.5% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Bhutan or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Bhutan, at 11.4% against 4.2% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 7.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Bhutan ranks 41st and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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.