Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Insurance and financial services

Barbados
1.3%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
1.1%
in 2024
Barbados rank
135th
Sri Lanka rank
138th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Barbados
  • Sri Lanka
0102030196719952024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.3% against 1.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Barbados ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 190 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8% 1.4% 0.6% Sri Lanka
1980s 3.9% 3.4% 0.4% Barbados
1990s 3.7% 3.9% 0.1% Sri Lanka
2000s 2.2% 6.5% 4.3% Sri Lanka
2010s 1.4% 5.7% 4.3% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
Barbados, at 1.3% against 1.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Barbados ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th 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

Indicator
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,390 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.