IDA blend vs Mexico: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- IDA blend
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 15.8% against 8.8% in IDA blend, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.8 times IDA blend's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
IDA blend ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 8.6% | 4.7% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 8.8% | 4.4% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 15.5% | 11.0% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 15.4% | 10.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 17.2% | 11.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 18.3% | 10.7% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, IDA blend or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 15.8% against 8.8% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between IDA blend and Mexico?
- 7.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Mexico?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do IDA blend and Mexico rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- IDA blend ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 18th of 47 groups.
- 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.