Jamaica vs New Zealand: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Jamaica ranks 170th and New Zealand ranks 173rd of 190 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.9% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 2.9% | 2.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Jamaica or New Zealand?
- Jamaica, at 0.3% against 0.2% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and New Zealand rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Jamaica ranks 170th and New Zealand ranks 173rd 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.