El Salvador vs Kenya: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.3% against 14.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 7.0% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 10.0% | 3.3% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.9% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 9.2% | 3.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 10.2% | 7.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 12.5% | 5.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, El Salvador or Kenya?
- El Salvador, at 14.3% against 14.3% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between El Salvador and Kenya?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 23rd 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.