Argentina vs Brazil: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Brazil ahead.
Argentina ranks 150th and Brazil ranks 152nd of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 6.0% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 6.9% | 2.9% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Argentina or Brazil?
- Argentina, at 3.4% against 3.2% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0.2%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Argentina ranks 150th and Brazil ranks 152nd of 197 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.