Insurance and financial services in IBRD only
IBRD only: Insurance and financial services was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Insurance and financial services in IBRD only, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance and financial services in IBRD only is 2.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in IBRD only peaked at 5.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1997.
IBRD only ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Insurance and financial services in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 5.1% | — |
| 1983 | 4.1% | -18.8% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -39.0% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +37.7% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 30 Tajikistan 10.2% compare
- 31 Panama 9.8% compare
- 32 South Sudan 9.8% compare
- 33 Canada 9.7% compare
- 34 South Africa 9.7% compare
- 35 Mali 9.5% compare
- 36 Mexico 9.5% compare
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3239 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,651 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,109 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in IBRD only?
- Insurance and financial services in IBRD only was 2.9% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1997.
- How does IBRD only rank for insurance and financial services?
- IBRD only ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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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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.