Samoa vs United Kingdom: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Samoa
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 9.8% against 9.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 56th and United Kingdom ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 2.1% | 2.8% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 9.4% | 6.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 9.6% | 2.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.0% | 1.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Samoa or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 9.8% against 9.6% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Samoa and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United Kingdom?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and United Kingdom rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Samoa ranks 56th and United Kingdom ranks 55th 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.