Africa Western and Central vs Sierra Leone: Insurance and financial services

Africa Western and Central
18.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
32.7%
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
2nd
Sierra Leone rank
4th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Sierra Leone
-2002040197720002024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 32.7% against 18.5% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 14.2%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.8 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 4.3% 0.2% 4.1% Africa Western and Central
1990s 2.1% 0.1% 2.0% Africa Western and Central
2000s 2.7% 1.6% 1.1% Africa Western and Central
2010s 3.9% 3.5% 0.4% Africa Western and Central
2020s 14.3% 20.9% 6.5% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Africa Western and Central or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 32.7% against 18.5% in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Africa Western and Central and Sierra Leone?
14.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Sierra Leone?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Sierra Leone rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 45 groups.
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 service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP)
Unit
% of service exports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,390 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.