Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.4% against 9.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 9.6% | 4.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 11.3% | 5.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.7% | 2.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 7.1% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 6.6% | 3.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 12.9% | 8.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.4% against 9.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 56th 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.