Costa Rica vs Vanuatu: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Costa Rica
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Vanuatu ranks 130th of 190 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 5.7% | 5.4% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 8.4% | 8.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 2.5% | 1.7% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Costa Rica or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Vanuatu rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Vanuatu ranks 130th 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.