Burundi vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Burundi
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 10.6% against 3.2% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 3.3 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 47th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 46th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 1.3% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 8.8% | 5.2% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 7.6% | 5.1% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 5.0% | 0.0% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Burundi or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Burundi, at 10.6% against 3.2% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Burundi and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 7.4%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Burundi ranks 47th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 46th 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.