Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lesotho ranks 179th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.2% | 0.9% | 3.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 4.2% | 3.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 7.1% | 5.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Lesotho ranks 179th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd 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.