Russia vs Sweden: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Russia
- Sweden
How they compare
Russia currently reports 5.6% against 5.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sweden ahead.
Russia ranks 64th and Sweden ranks 65th of 190 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 2.8% | 1.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 4.9% | 2.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 5.3% | 2.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 5.9% | 1.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Russia or Sweden?
- Russia, at 5.6% against 5.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Russia and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sweden?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Sweden rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Russia ranks 64th and Sweden ranks 65th 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.