Norway vs Sri Lanka: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Norway
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Norway ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 197 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 8.0% | 5.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 7.3% | 5.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 5.9% | 1.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 7.5% | 2.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 9.8% | 5.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 10.8% | 6.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Norway or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sri Lanka rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Norway ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st 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.