Nicaragua vs Sri Lanka: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Nicaragua
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 190 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 3.4% | 2.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 3.5% | 2.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 6.5% | 5.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 5.5% | 5.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 3.2% | 2.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Nicaragua ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th 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.