Netherlands vs Norway: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7.6% against 6.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 50th and Norway ranks 47th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 3.2% | 2.2% | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 7.6% | 1.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 8.8% | 3.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Netherlands or Norway?
- Norway, at 7.6% against 6.8% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.8%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Netherlands ranks 50th and Norway ranks 47th 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.