Japan vs New Zealand: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 13.0% against 12.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Japan ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 29th of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.9% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 8.6% | 2.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 13.7% | 2.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Japan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 13.0% against 12.9% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Japan and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Japan ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 29th 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.