Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Insurance and financial services

Laos
2.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.1%
in 2024
Laos rank
174th
Papua New Guinea rank
173rd

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
-40-20020197620002024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 174th and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 4.3% 3.9% 0.4% Laos
1990s 3.7% 4.1% 0.4% Papua New Guinea
2000s -12.5% 11.4% 24.0% Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.9% 5.2% 1.3% Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.8% 3.4% 0.4% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Laos ranks 174th and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd 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

Indicator
Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP)
Unit
% of service imports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,395 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.