Sao Tome and Principe vs Saint Lucia: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th and Saint Lucia ranks 161st of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 1.3% | 3.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Sao Tome and Principe or Saint Lucia?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Lucia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Lucia rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th 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.