Cyprus vs IDA only: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Cyprus
- IDA only
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 17.0% against 8.7% in IDA only, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 2.0 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 15th and IDA only ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and IDA only in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 1.0% | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 5.2% | 2.1% | IDA only |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 4.5% | 1.9% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.6% | 3.2% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 6.2% | 18.0% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 7.1% | 16.4% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Cyprus or IDA only?
- Cyprus, at 17.0% against 8.7% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Cyprus and IDA only?
- 8.3%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and IDA only?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and IDA only rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Cyprus ranks 15th and IDA only ranks 17th 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.