Bhutan vs Lower middle income: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Bhutan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 11.0% against 5.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Bhutan ranks 39th and Lower middle income ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Lower middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 6.6% | 4.0% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 6.6% | 3.0% | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 5.9% | 2.7% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Bhutan or Lower middle income?
- Bhutan, at 11.0% against 5.1% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Bhutan and Lower middle income?
- 5.9%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Lower middle income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Lower middle income rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Bhutan ranks 39th and Lower middle income ranks 39th 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.