Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 174th and Suriname ranks 171st of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 1.9% | 11.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.0% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.9% | 0.6% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 174th and Suriname ranks 171st 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.