Late-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 9.8% against 2.7% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 3.6 times Late-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Africa ahead.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 8.3% | 2.5% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 8.7% | 4.8% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 6.3% | 4.3% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 7.7% | 4.1% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 10.8% | 7.3% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Late-demographic dividend or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 9.8% against 2.7% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
- 7.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.
- 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.