Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 22.8% against 20.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 0.6% | 6.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 6.2% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 23.3% | 6.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Guinea-Bissau or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 22.8% against 20.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
- 2.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 9th 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.