Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Insurance and financial services

Dominican Republic
2.8%
in 2025
El Salvador
2.7%
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
94th
El Salvador rank
97th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
0102030196819962025

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 94th and El Salvador ranks 97th of 190 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7% 15.5% 14.8% El Salvador
1980s 0.3% 17.0% 16.7% El Salvador
1990s 0.2% 7.0% 6.8% El Salvador
2000s 0.5% 3.0% 2.5% El Salvador
2010s 1.3% 3.5% 2.1% El Salvador
2020s 3.3% 3.1% 0.2% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
Dominican Republic, at 2.8% against 2.7% in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Dominican Republic ranks 94th and El Salvador ranks 97th 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.