Ethiopia vs Small states: Insurance and financial services

Ethiopia
13.3%
in 2024
Small states
7.8%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
27th
Small states rank
27th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Small states
2.557.51012.5197720002024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 13.3% against 7.8% in Small states, a difference of 5.5%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Small states ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 27th and Small states ranks 27th of 197 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 6.1% 6.2% 0.1% Small states
2000s 4.7% 7.5% 2.7% Small states
2010s 3.8% 9.6% 5.8% Small states
2020s 5.6% 8.9% 3.3% Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Ethiopia or Small states?
Ethiopia, at 13.3% against 7.8% in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Ethiopia and Small states?
5.5%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Small states?
30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Small states rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Small states ranks 27th 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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Indicator
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,395 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.