North America vs Sierra Leone: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- North America
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 32.7% against 18.6% in North America, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | North America |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 0.1% | 4.9% | North America |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 1.6% | 11.8% | North America |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 3.5% | 13.4% | North America |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 20.9% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, North America or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 32.7% against 18.6% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between North America and Sierra Leone?
- 14.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sierra Leone?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do North America and Sierra Leone rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- North America ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 45 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 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.