Kenya vs Niger: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Kenya
- Niger
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 10.6% against 10.4% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 33rd and Niger ranks 36th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 7.4% | 6.4% | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 5.3% | 4.5% | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 3.3% | 2.6% | Niger |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 2.8% | 7.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 6.7% | 7.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Kenya or Niger?
- Kenya, at 10.6% against 10.4% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Kenya and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Niger?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Niger rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Kenya ranks 33rd and Niger ranks 36th 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.