Saudi Arabia vs Saint Lucia: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 7.4% against 6.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd and Saint Lucia ranks 80th of 197 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 6.5% | 1.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 5.6% | 2.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 7.6% | 5.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 9.7% | 4.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 9.3% | 1.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 9.2% | 1.3% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Saudi Arabia or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 7.4% against 6.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Saudi Arabia and Saint Lucia?
- 0.6%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Saint Lucia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Saint Lucia rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd and Saint Lucia ranks 80th 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.