Lebanon vs South Asia: Insurance and financial services

Lebanon
9.4%
in 2023
South Asia
2.7%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
37th
South Asia rank
38th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Lebanon
  • South Asia
051015197520002025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 9.4% against 2.7% in South Asia, a difference of 6.7%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 3.4 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Asia ahead.

Lebanon ranks 37th and South Asia ranks 38th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.1% 4.4% 2.3% South Asia
2010s 13.5% 4.8% 8.7% Lebanon
2020s 8.0% 3.3% 4.7% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Lebanon or South Asia?
Lebanon, at 9.4% against 2.7% in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Lebanon and South Asia?
6.7%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and South Asia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and South Asia rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Lebanon ranks 37th and South Asia ranks 38th 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

Indicator
Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP)
Unit
% of service exports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,390 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.