El Salvador vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- El Salvador
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.3% against 13.5% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 21st and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 24th 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 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 5.1% | 3.4% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 6.0% | 7.3% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 8.1% | 4.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 10.7% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 11.5% | 5.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 14.8% | 2.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, El Salvador or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- El Salvador, at 14.3% against 13.5% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- El Salvador ranks 21st and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 24th 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.