Euro area vs Switzerland: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Euro area
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 21.4% against 10.7% in Euro area, a difference of 10.7%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.0 times Euro area's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 5.1% | 2.5% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 17.2% | 14.0% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 33.0% | 27.3% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 36.4% | 27.7% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 24.6% | 15.7% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 22.2% | 12.7% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Euro area or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 21.4% against 10.7% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Euro area and Switzerland?
- 10.7%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Switzerland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Switzerland rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Euro area ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 45 groups.
- 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.