Gabon vs Sri Lanka: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Gabon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 137th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 1.3% | 9.1% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 3.4% | 3.3% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 0.5% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 6.9% | 14.7% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.9% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Gabon or Sri Lanka?
- Gabon, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2015.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Gabon and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sri Lanka?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
- How do Gabon and Sri Lanka rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Gabon ranks 137th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th 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.