Palau vs Saint Lucia: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Palau
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Palau, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Palau ranks 164th and Saint Lucia ranks 161st of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.1% | 2.6% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Palau or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Palau and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Saint Lucia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Saint Lucia rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Palau ranks 164th and Saint Lucia ranks 161st 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.