Hong Kong vs Pacific island small states: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Hong Kong
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 11.9% against 6.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.8 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 33rd and Pacific island small states ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Pacific island small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 7.0% | 2.9% | Pacific island small states |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 5.9% | 1.5% | Pacific island small states |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.5% | 2.5% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 6.4% | 7.7% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Hong Kong or Pacific island small states?
- Hong Kong, at 11.9% against 6.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Hong Kong and Pacific island small states?
- 5.4%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Pacific island small states?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Pacific island small states rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Hong Kong ranks 33rd and Pacific island small states ranks 32nd 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.