Costa Rica vs Samoa: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.9% against 9.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 54th and Samoa ranks 56th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 7.8% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 5.2% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 2.6% | 10.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 6.9% | 4.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 11.0% | 0.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 9.9% against 9.6% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th and Samoa ranks 56th 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.