Kenya vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Insurance and financial services

Kenya
13.8%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
8.1%
in 2024
Kenya rank
24th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Kenya
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
57.51012.515197519992024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 13.8% against 8.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 5.7%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 197 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2010s 9.5% 9.0% 0.5% Kenya
2020s 12.1% 8.9% 3.2% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Kenya or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Kenya, at 13.8% against 8.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
5.7%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Kenya ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th 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.