Sao Tome and Principe vs Tonga: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Tonga
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 180th and Tonga ranks 181st of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 0.6% | 7.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 1.0% | 3.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 4.0% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 180th and Tonga ranks 181st 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.