Small states vs United States: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Small states
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 19.8% against 11.3% in Small states, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.8 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States ahead.
Small states ranks 11th and United States ranks 12th of 45 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 4.8% | 2.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 14.2% | 3.5% | United States |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 17.7% | 3.2% | United States |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 20.8% | 9.5% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Small states or United States?
- United States, at 19.8% against 11.3% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Small states and United States?
- 8.5%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United States?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Small states and United States rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Small states ranks 11th and United States ranks 12th 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.