New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- New Zealand
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 12.9% against 7.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 5.6%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
New Zealand ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 5.4% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 5.4% | 3.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 6.7% | 7.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- New Zealand, at 12.9% against 7.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 5.6%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- New Zealand ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.