France vs IDA total: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- France
- IDA total
How they compare
France currently reports 12.1% against 5.3% in IDA total, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes France's figure about 2.3 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was France ahead.
France ranks 22nd and IDA total ranks 22nd of 190 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 2.2% | 4.3% | France |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 1.7% | 6.5% | France |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.3% | France |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 3.0% | 4.7% | France |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 5.6% | 5.1% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, France or IDA total?
- France, at 12.1% against 5.3% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between France and IDA total?
- 6.8%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and IDA total?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do France and IDA total rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- France ranks 22nd and IDA total ranks 22nd 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.