Gambia vs United States: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Gambia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 20.3% against 19.8% in Gambia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.1% | 3.4% | 6.7% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 4.2% | 4.3% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 1.0% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 20.5% | 12.0% | United States |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 18.4% | 7.2% | United States |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 19.8% | 5.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Gambia or United States?
- United States, at 20.3% against 19.8% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Gambia and United States?
- 0.5%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and United States?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and United States rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Gambia ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th 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.