Aruba vs Barbados: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 6.3% against 6.2% in Aruba, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Barbados ahead.
Aruba ranks 98th and Barbados ranks 96th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 4.8% | 3.6% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 7.5% | 2.5% | Aruba |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 6.1% | 4.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 5.8% | 3.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Aruba or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 6.3% against 6.2% in Aruba as of 2017.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Aruba and Barbados?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
- How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Aruba ranks 98th and Barbados ranks 96th 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 service imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.