Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Insurance and financial services

Gambia
0.1%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1%
in 2024
Gambia rank
183rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
180th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Gambia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
051015197419992024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Gambia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.7 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Gambia ranks 183rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 180th of 190 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3% 7.9% 7.6% Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.6% 2.5% 1.9% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.1% 4.2% 4.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.4% 3.8% 3.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.3% 1.1% 0.8% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
31 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Gambia ranks 183rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 180th 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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Indicator
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,390 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.