Japan vs Malta: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.5% against 6.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 50th and Malta ranks 52nd of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 24.8% | 19.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 23.6% | 17.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 5.1% | 3.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Japan or Malta?
- Japan, at 7.5% against 6.7% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Japan and Malta?
- 0.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Japan ranks 50th and Malta ranks 52nd 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.