Malawi vs Vanuatu: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Malawi
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.9% against 4.8% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 118th and Vanuatu ranks 119th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 5.9% | 2.1% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 5.7% | 2.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 6.5% | 3.8% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 6.4% | 2.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.5% | 0.1% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Malawi or Vanuatu?
- Malawi, at 4.9% against 4.8% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Malawi and Vanuatu?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Malawi ranks 118th and Vanuatu ranks 119th 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.