Italy vs South Asia: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Italy
- South Asia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 10.6% against 3.1% in South Asia, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Italy's figure about 3.4 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 44th and South Asia ranks 46th of 197 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.4% | 5.4% | 9.9% | Italy |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 5.0% | 9.7% | Italy |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 5.4% | 5.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.5% | 3.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 4.7% | 7.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Italy or South Asia?
- Italy, at 10.6% against 3.1% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Italy and South Asia?
- 7.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Asia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Asia rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Italy ranks 44th and South Asia ranks 46th 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.