Norway vs Sudan: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Norway
- Sudan
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.7% against 3.6% in Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sudan ahead.
Norway ranks 142nd and Sudan ranks 144th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 4.4% | 2.0% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 3.2% | 1.1% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 2.1% | 2.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 7.7% | 3.5% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 5.1% | 0.7% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Norway or Sudan?
- Norway, at 3.7% against 3.6% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Norway and Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sudan?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sudan rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Norway ranks 142nd and Sudan ranks 144th 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.