Germany vs IDA blend: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Germany
- IDA blend
How they compare
Germany currently reports 14.0% against 6.9% in IDA blend, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 2.0 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1977 it was IDA blend ahead.
Germany ranks 19th and IDA blend ranks 16th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and IDA blend in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | IDA blend |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.7% | IDA blend |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 1.2% | 5.4% | Germany |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 2.4% | 11.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 4.4% | 7.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 7.8% | 5.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Germany or IDA blend?
- Germany, at 14.0% against 6.9% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Germany and IDA blend?
- 7.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and IDA blend?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Germany and IDA blend rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Germany ranks 19th and IDA blend ranks 16th 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.