Paraguay vs Sao Tome and Principe: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Paraguay
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 160th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 4.0% | 2.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 6.7% | 10.6% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 3.9% | 5.9% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Paraguay or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Paraguay ranks 160th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th 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.