Switzerland vs United States: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Switzerland
- United States
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 21.4% against 20.2% in United States, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th of 190 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 2.0% | 3.1% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 5.0% | 12.2% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 4.8% | 25.6% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 14.8% | 21.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 18.2% | 6.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.4% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Switzerland or United States?
- Switzerland, at 21.4% against 20.2% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Switzerland and United States?
- 1.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and United States rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Switzerland ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th 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.