Samoa vs Uganda: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Samoa
- Uganda
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Uganda ahead.
Samoa ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 87th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.8% | 1.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 0.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 1.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Samoa or Uganda?
- Samoa, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Samoa and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uganda?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Uganda rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Samoa ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 87th 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.