Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Nicaragua: Insurance and financial services

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
8.7%
in 2025
Nicaragua
15.9%
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th
Nicaragua rank
17th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 15.9% against 8.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.2%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 17th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 5.7% 6.5% 0.8% Nicaragua
1980s 6.7% 4.9% 1.7% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 7.8% 3.5% 4.3% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 9.8% 8.5% 1.3% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 8.7% 9.9% 1.3% Nicaragua
2020s 10.4% 16.1% 5.7% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 15.9% against 8.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua?
7.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 17th of 47 groups.
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.