Barbados vs Bulgaria: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Barbados
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6.3% against 6.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Barbados ranks 96th and Bulgaria ranks 94th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 5.9% | 2.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.0% | 1.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.7% | 1.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 6.5% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Barbados or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 6.3% against 6.3% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Barbados and Bulgaria?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bulgaria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Bulgaria rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Barbados ranks 96th and Bulgaria ranks 94th 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.