Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
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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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.