Kosovo vs Sao Tome and Principe: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Kosovo
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Kosovo currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Kosovo ahead.
Kosovo ranks 157th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th of 190 countries.
Kosovo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kosovo | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | Kosovo |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Kosovo |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Kosovo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Kosovo or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Kosovo, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Kosovo and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Kosovo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Kosovo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Kosovo ranks 157th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th 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.