Lesotho vs North Macedonia: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Lesotho
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 176th and North Macedonia ranks 179th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Lesotho or North Macedonia?
- Lesotho, at 0.2% against 0.1% in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Lesotho and North Macedonia?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North Macedonia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and North Macedonia rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Lesotho ranks 176th and North Macedonia ranks 179th 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.