Insurance and financial services in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Insurance and financial services was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Insurance and financial services in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, insurance and financial services in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 3.2%.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 5.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2006.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Insurance and financial services in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.7% | — |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -46.4% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +103.4% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -33.9% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | +9.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services in Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +103.4% | 2.0% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 5.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More economy & growth data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,135 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1133 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,678 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Insurance and financial services in Central Europe and the Baltics was 3.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2006.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for insurance and financial services?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.