Saint Lucia vs Zimbabwe: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Saint Lucia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 7.4% against 7.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 2.7% | 3.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 3.4% | 2.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 3.6% | 4.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 10.6% | 2.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.3% | 0.3% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Saint Lucia or Zimbabwe?
- Saint Lucia, at 7.4% against 7.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Saint Lucia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Zimbabwe rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Saint Lucia ranks 79th 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.