Insurance and financial services in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Insurance and financial services was 7.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Insurance and financial services in Early-demographic dividend, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance and financial services in Early-demographic dividend is 7.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 9.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1979.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Insurance and financial services in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.3% | — |
| 1978 | 3.8% | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +22.2% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | -22.8% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 9.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 100.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 226.89 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Early-demographic dividend?
- Insurance and financial services in Early-demographic dividend was 7.0% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1979.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for insurance and financial services?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.