Sri Lanka vs Tanzania: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 147th and Tanzania ranks 148th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 0.7% | 2.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 2.1% | 4.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 1.7% | 3.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 0.8% | 2.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Sri Lanka or Tanzania?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tanzania rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Sri Lanka ranks 147th and Tanzania ranks 148th 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.