Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sudan: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 19.7% against 8.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 0.9% | 11.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 1.1% | 8.1% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 10.7% | 6.9% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 1.4% | 4.2% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 2.8% | 4.1% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 19.7% against 8.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan?
- 11.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 16th of 45 groups.
- 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.