Switzerland vs World: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Switzerland
- World
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 21.3% against 9.1% in World, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.3 times World's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 12th and World ranks 14th of 190 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.4% | 5.3% | 15.1% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 6.1% | 24.3% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 7.9% | 28.5% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 8.8% | 15.8% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 9.7% | 12.5% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Switzerland or World?
- Switzerland, at 21.3% against 9.1% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Switzerland and World?
- 12.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and World?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and World rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Switzerland ranks 12th and World ranks 14th 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.