El Salvador vs Venezuela: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- El Salvador
- Venezuela
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.7% against 2.4% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Venezuela ahead.
El Salvador ranks 101st and Venezuela ranks 104th of 190 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 12.0% | 3.5% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 8.0% | 9.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 0.3% | 6.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.6% | 2.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, El Salvador or Venezuela?
- El Salvador, at 2.7% against 2.4% in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Venezuela rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- El Salvador ranks 101st and Venezuela ranks 104th 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.