East Asia & Pacific vs New Zealand: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 12.9% against 6.7% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.9 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 0.7% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 8.6% | 2.9% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 13.7% | 6.5% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, East Asia & Pacific or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 12.9% against 6.7% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between East Asia & Pacific and New Zealand?
- 6.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and New Zealand rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- 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.