North America vs Sierra Leone: Insurance and financial services

North America
18.6%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
32.7%
in 2024
North America rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
4th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • North America
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 32.7% against 18.6% in North America, a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.8 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 1.6% 0.2% 1.3% North America
1990s 5.0% 0.1% 4.9% North America
2000s 13.4% 1.6% 11.8% North America
2010s 16.8% 3.5% 13.4% North America
2020s 19.7% 20.9% 1.2% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, North America or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 32.7% against 18.6% in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between North America and Sierra Leone?
14.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sierra Leone?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do North America and Sierra Leone rank globally for insurance and financial services?
North America ranks 1st 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.