Afghanistan vs Paraguay: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Afghanistan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 162nd and Paraguay ranks 159th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 0.9% | 7.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 0.8% | 5.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Afghanistan or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Afghanistan and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Paraguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Paraguay rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Afghanistan ranks 162nd and Paraguay ranks 159th of 190 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 commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.