Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Mexico
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 15.6% against 8.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 6.6% | 2.0% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 6.3% | 2.2% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 5.5% | 9.1% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 4.9% | 10.3% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 5.0% | 11.9% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 6.9% | 11.2% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mexico, at 15.6% against 8.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 7.3%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Mexico ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st 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.