Japan vs Pacific island small states: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Japan
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.9% against 7.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Japan ranks 30th and Pacific island small states ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Pacific island small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 7.2% | 3.2% | Pacific island small states |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 6.2% | 1.6% | Pacific island small states |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 7.4% | 4.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Japan or Pacific island small states?
- Japan, at 12.9% against 7.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Japan and Pacific island small states?
- 5.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pacific island small states?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Pacific island small states rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Japan ranks 30th and Pacific island small states ranks 30th 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.