Saudi Arabia vs Zimbabwe: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 7.3% against 6.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd and Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 1.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 3.6% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 10.6% | 2.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 9.3% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Saudi Arabia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 7.3% against 6.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd and Zimbabwe 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.