Belgium vs Ireland: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 8.9% against 8.8% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.
Belgium ranks 63rd and Ireland ranks 65th of 197 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 15.6% | 8.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 10.7% | 3.1% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 9.0% | 0.9% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 8.9% against 8.8% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Belgium ranks 63rd and Ireland ranks 65th 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.
Individual pages
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.