Benin vs IDA only: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Benin
- IDA only
How they compare
Benin currently reports 11.2% against 4.5% in IDA only, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.5 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 24th and IDA only ranks 25th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and IDA only in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 2.2% | 3.7% | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | IDA only |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 2.4% | 4.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 4.6% | 3.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Benin or IDA only?
- Benin, at 11.2% against 4.5% in IDA only as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Benin and IDA only?
- 6.7%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and IDA only?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Benin and IDA only rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Benin ranks 24th and IDA only ranks 25th 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.