Belgium vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Belgium
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 8.7% against 1.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 5.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 42nd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 190 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 1.0% | 6.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 2.4% | 5.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 2.7% | 5.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Belgium or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Belgium, at 8.7% against 1.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 7.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Belgium ranks 42nd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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 service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.