Insurance and financial services in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Insurance and financial services was 11.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Insurance and financial services in Post-demographic dividend, 1981–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 11.2% for insurance and financial services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 11.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1981.
That places Post-demographic dividend 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Insurance and financial services in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.7% | — |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 4.9% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | +28.7% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | -29.8% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +27.9% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 2 Bahrain 35.0% compare
- 3 Cayman Islands 30.2% compare
- 4 Libya 25.6% compare
- 5 Macau, China 21.3% compare
- 6 Gambia 19.8% compare
- 7 United States of America 19.7% compare
- 8 Tajikistan 19.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Post-demographic dividend
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 8,288 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,006 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 821.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 725.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Post-demographic dividend?
- Insurance and financial services in Post-demographic dividend was 11.2% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1981.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for insurance and financial services?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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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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.