El Salvador vs Other small states: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- El Salvador
- Other small states
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.1% against 8.2% in Other small states, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.7 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 21st and Other small states ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 6.3% | 5.9% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.0% | 2.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 15.2% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 10.1% | 7.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, El Salvador or Other small states?
- El Salvador, at 14.1% against 8.2% in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between El Salvador and Other small states?
- 5.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Other small states?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Other small states rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- El Salvador ranks 21st and Other small states ranks 22nd 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.