India vs Zambia: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- India
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.
India ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 96th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 5.3% | 3.5% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 4.7% | 3.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 0.9% | India |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 10.3% | 5.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, India or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.9% against 2.8% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between India and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zambia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do India and Zambia rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- India ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 96th 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.