Central African Republic vs Latin America & Caribbean: Insurance and financial services

Central African Republic
19.6%
in 1993
Latin America & Caribbean
6.7%
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
16th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
18th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 19.6% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 4.9% 6.0% 1.1% Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 13.4% 6.3% 7.1% Central African Republic
1990s 24.2% 4.5% 19.7% Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Central African Republic or Latin America & Caribbean?
Central African Republic, at 19.6% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 1993.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Central African Republic and Latin America & Caribbean?
12.9%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Latin America & Caribbean?
15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 1993.
How do Central African Republic and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Central African Republic ranks 16th 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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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.