Insurance and financial services in France
France: Insurance and financial services was 10.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in France, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance and financial services in France is 10.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in France peaked at 28.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2002.
That places France 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services in France, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.6% | — |
| 1976 | 4.9% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +21.5% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 7.3% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | +70.0% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | +22.4% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 28.8% | +56.1% |
| 1993 | 22.0% | -23.6% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -74.7% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -29.2% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +49.7% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | +4.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 1.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- France's 10.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -74.7% | 22.0% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 4.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 3.9% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 45 Colombia 10.7% compare
- 46 Italy 10.6% compare
- 47 Burundi 10.6% compare
- 49 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.3% compare
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 10.2% compare
- 51 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.1% compare
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in France?
- Insurance and financial services in France was 10.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2002.
- How does France rank for insurance and financial services?
- France ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.