Democratic Republic of Congo vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Insurance and financial services

Democratic Republic of Congo
20.0%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
11.0%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
8th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
510152025197920022025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 20.0% against 11.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 9.0%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 15.1% 11.4% 3.7% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 20.7% 11.8% 8.8% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 20.9% 12.5% 8.3% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, Democratic Republic of Congo or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 20.0% against 11.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Democratic Republic of Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
9.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for insurance and financial services?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,395 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.