Burundi vs Latin America & Caribbean: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Burundi
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 15.6% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Burundi ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 5.9% | 3.0% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 5.3% | 0.4% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 0.0% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 6.8% | 7.8% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 7.2% | 7.8% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Burundi or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Burundi, at 15.6% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Burundi and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 8.9%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Burundi ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th 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.