Bahrain vs Libya: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Bahrain
- Libya
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 35.0% against 25.6% in Libya, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.4 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Libya ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 4.5% | 1.9% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.2% | 1.9% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.7% | 1.3% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 5.3% | 7.7% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 21.7% | 22.1% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 22.2% | 16.6% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Bahrain or Libya?
- Bahrain, at 35.0% against 25.6% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Bahrain and Libya?
- 9.4%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Libya?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Libya rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd and Libya ranks 4th of 197 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.