New Zealand vs Small states: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- New Zealand
- Small states
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 13.0% against 7.8% in Small states, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Small states ahead.
New Zealand ranks 29th and Small states ranks 27th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 7.5% | 2.8% | Small states |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 9.6% | 1.0% | Small states |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 8.9% | 5.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, New Zealand or Small states?
- New Zealand, at 13.0% against 7.8% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between New Zealand and Small states?
- 5.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Small states?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Small states rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- New Zealand ranks 29th and Small states ranks 27th 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.