El Salvador vs Mexico: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 15.6% against 14.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 18th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 8.5% | 4.1% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 14.6% | 2.6% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 15.2% | 3.0% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.9% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.7% | 0.3% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 15.6% against 14.1% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 1.5%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- El Salvador ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 18th 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.