Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.4% against 9.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 9.6% | 2.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 11.3% | 6.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 1.7% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 7.1% | 1.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 12.9% | 5.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.4% against 9.2% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Cameroon ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 55th of 197 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.