Australia vs Suriname: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Australia
- Suriname
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.5% against 2.2% in Suriname, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 171st of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.0% | 0.3% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Australia or Suriname?
- Australia, at 2.5% against 2.2% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Australia and Suriname?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Suriname?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Suriname rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Australia ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 171st of 197 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.