Lesotho vs Seychelles: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Lesotho
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 176th and Seychelles ranks 174th of 190 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.4% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Lesotho or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Lesotho as of 2013.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Lesotho and Seychelles?
- 0.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2013.
- How do Lesotho and Seychelles rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Lesotho ranks 176th and Seychelles ranks 174th 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.