Belgium vs Pacific island small states: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Belgium
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 8.7% against 0.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 10.5 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 42nd and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 190 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 1.7% | 5.9% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 1.2% | 7.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 1.2% | 6.8% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Belgium or Pacific island small states?
- Belgium, at 8.7% against 0.8% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Belgium and Pacific island small states?
- 7.9%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Pacific island small states?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Pacific island small states rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Belgium ranks 42nd and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 190 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 exports, 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 exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.