Netherlands vs Uruguay: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Netherlands
- Uruguay
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.1% against 6.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Uruguay ahead.
Netherlands ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 60th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 4.0% | 2.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 6.2% | 1.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 6.3% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Netherlands or Uruguay?
- Netherlands, at 6.1% against 6.0% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Uruguay rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Netherlands ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 60th 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.