Brazil vs China: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 152nd and China ranks 155th of 197 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 5.0% | 1.1% | China |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 6.3% | 0.9% | China |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 8.2% | 1.3% | China |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 5.4% | 1.8% | China |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.3% | 0.2% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 3.2% against 3.1% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Brazil and China?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Brazil ranks 152nd and China ranks 155th 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.