Botswana vs Seychelles: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Botswana
- Seychelles
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 171st and Seychelles ranks 174th of 190 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 1.3% | 2.3% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 0.6% | 3.2% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Botswana or Seychelles?
- Botswana, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Botswana and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Seychelles?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2013.
- How do Botswana and Seychelles rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Botswana ranks 171st and Seychelles ranks 174th 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 commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.