Lesotho vs Sweden: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Lesotho
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sweden ahead.
Lesotho ranks 169th and Sweden ranks 167th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 5.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 5.9% | 4.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 4.3% | 3.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.5% | 1.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Lesotho or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Lesotho and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sweden?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Sweden rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Lesotho ranks 169th and Sweden ranks 167th 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.