Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Insurance and financial services

Ethiopia
13.3%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
8.2%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
2.557.51012.5197720002024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 13.3% against 8.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.3% 6.6% 3.3% Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 4.0% 6.3% 2.3% Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 5.2% 5.5% 0.3% Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 4.8% 4.9% 0.1% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 3.8% 5.0% 1.1% Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 5.6% 6.8% 1.2% Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ethiopia, at 13.3% against 8.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
5.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Ethiopia ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP)
Unit
% of service imports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,395 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.