Euro area vs Libya: Insurance and financial services

Euro area
11.5%
in 2025
Libya
25.6%
in 2023
Euro area rank
3rd
Libya rank
4th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Euro area
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 25.6% against 11.5% in Euro area, a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.2 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.

Euro area ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 4.0% 4.5% 0.5% Libya
1980s 5.0% 4.2% 0.8% Euro area
1990s 7.4% 2.7% 4.6% Euro area
2000s 7.8% 5.3% 2.5% Euro area
2010s 9.7% 21.7% 12.0% Libya
2020s 10.5% 22.2% 11.7% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Euro area or Libya?
Libya, at 25.6% against 11.5% in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Euro area and Libya?
14.1%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Libya?
38 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Euro area and Libya rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Euro area ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 4th of 47 groups.
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

Indicator
Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP)
Unit
% of service imports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,395 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.