Ghana vs IDA only: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Ghana
- IDA only
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 14.5% against 8.2% in IDA only, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.8 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was IDA only ahead.
Ghana ranks 21st and IDA only ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and IDA only in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 5.7% | 2.0% | IDA only |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 6.3% | 0.1% | IDA only |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 5.4% | 2.3% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.5% | 0.6% | IDA only |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 6.7% | 4.1% | IDA only |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 0.4% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Ghana or IDA only?
- Ghana, at 14.5% against 8.2% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Ghana and IDA only?
- 6.3%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and IDA only?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and IDA only rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Ghana ranks 21st and IDA only ranks 21st 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.