Chile vs Uruguay: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Chile currently reports 6.0% against 5.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 59th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Chile |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 1.1% | 2.4% | Chile |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 4.0% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 6.0% | 2.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 6.1% | 1.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 6.2% | 2.1% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Chile or Uruguay?
- Chile, at 6.0% against 5.9% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Chile ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 59th of 190 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 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
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.