Switzerland vs World: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Switzerland
- World
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 21.0% against 12.5% in World, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 10th and World ranks 8th of 190 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.3% | 5.0% | 15.2% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 6.6% | 23.7% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 11.3% | 24.3% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 11.8% | 12.5% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 12.3% | 9.6% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Switzerland or World?
- Switzerland, at 21.0% against 12.5% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Switzerland and World?
- 8.5%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and World?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and World rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Switzerland ranks 10th and World ranks 8th 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.