Belize vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Belize
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Belize currently reports 15.1% against 8.8% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.7 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
Belize ranks 18th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 6.7% | 1.8% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 1.9% | Belize |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 6.6% | 11.7% | Belize |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 6.4% | 11.1% | Belize |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 7.3% | 5.7% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Belize or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Belize, at 15.1% against 8.8% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Belize and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 6.3%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Belize ranks 18th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 17th 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.