Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Costa Rica
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10.1% against 9.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 2.1% | 5.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 8.6% | 4.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.6% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.0% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Costa Rica or United Kingdom?
- Costa Rica, at 10.1% against 9.8% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 55th 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.