Pacific island small states vs East Timor: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Pacific island small states
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 12.4% against 7.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.7 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was East Timor ahead.
Pacific island small states ranks 30th and East Timor ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 13.8% | 8.0% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 1.1% | Pacific island small states |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 0.7% | Pacific island small states |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Pacific island small states or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 12.4% against 7.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Pacific island small states and East Timor?
- 4.9%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and East Timor?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Pacific island small states and East Timor rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Pacific island small states ranks 30th and East Timor ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
- 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.