Norway vs Pacific island small states: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Norway
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7.6% against 0.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Norway's figure about 9.0 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 48th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Pacific island small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Pacific island small states |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.6% | 0.3% | Pacific island small states |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 1.7% | 5.9% | Norway |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 1.6% | 7.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Norway or Pacific island small states?
- Norway, at 7.6% against 0.8% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Norway and Pacific island small states?
- 6.8%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Pacific island small states?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Pacific island small states rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Norway ranks 48th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th 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.