Guatemala vs Lower middle income: Insurance and financial services

Guatemala
10.7%
in 2024
Lower middle income
5.1%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
41st
Lower middle income rank
39th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Guatemala
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 10.7% against 5.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 41st and Lower middle income ranks 39th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Lower middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 3.8% 4.4% 0.6% Lower middle income
1980s 5.5% 4.5% 1.0% Guatemala
1990s 5.2% 4.5% 0.7% Guatemala
2000s 10.5% 6.7% 3.8% Guatemala
2010s 13.4% 6.6% 6.8% Guatemala
2020s 12.6% 5.9% 6.7% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Guatemala or Lower middle income?
Guatemala, at 10.7% against 5.1% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Guatemala and Lower middle income?
5.6%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lower middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Lower middle income rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Guatemala ranks 41st and Lower middle income ranks 39th 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

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.