Myanmar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Myanmar
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 180th of 197 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 6.5% | 2.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 7.0% | 1.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Myanmar or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
- How do Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Myanmar ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 180th 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.