Italy vs Japan: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8.6% against 7.5% in Japan, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 46th and Japan ranks 49th of 190 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 8.6% against 7.5% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Italy and Japan?
- 1.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Italy ranks 46th and Japan ranks 49th 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.