El Salvador vs Ghana: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 14.2% against 14.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 20th of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 3.1% | 5.9% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 4.5% | 8.2% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 4.4% | 7.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 2.3% | 14.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 8.9% | 8.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, El Salvador or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 14.2% against 14.1% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- El Salvador ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 20th 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.