United States vs World: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
United States currently reports 20.2% against 9.0% in World, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 13th and World ranks 16th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 3 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 5.3% | 0.1% | World |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.7% | 0.5% | World |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 7.9% | 7.0% | United States |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 8.8% | 9.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 9.7% | 11.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, United States or World?
- United States, at 20.2% against 9.0% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between United States and World?
- 11.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do United States and World rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- United States ranks 13th and World ranks 16th 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.