El Salvador vs India: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- El Salvador
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 97th and India ranks 95th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 2.1% | 13.4% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 1.6% | 15.4% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 2.5% | 4.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 4.4% | 1.1% | India |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 4.9% | 1.5% | India |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, El Salvador or India?
- India, at 2.8% against 2.7% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between El Salvador and India?
- 0.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and India rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- El Salvador ranks 97th and India ranks 95th 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.