IDA total vs Nicaragua: Insurance and financial services

IDA total
8.4%
in 2024
Nicaragua
16.3%
in 2024
IDA total rank
19th
Nicaragua rank
17th

Insurance and financial services over time

  • IDA total
  • Nicaragua
-30-20-1001020197720002024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 16.3% against 8.4% in IDA total, a difference of 7.9%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.9 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nicaragua ahead.

IDA total ranks 19th and Nicaragua ranks 17th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 5.0% -4.9% 9.9% IDA total
1980s 5.5% 5.9% 0.4% Nicaragua
1990s 5.0% 4.5% 0.6% IDA total
2000s 5.5% 9.0% 3.4% Nicaragua
2010s 6.4% 10.4% 4.0% Nicaragua
2020s 7.7% 16.5% 8.9% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance and financial services, IDA total or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 16.3% against 8.4% in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance and financial services between IDA total and Nicaragua?
7.9%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Nicaragua?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do IDA total and Nicaragua rank globally for insurance and financial services?
IDA total ranks 19th and Nicaragua ranks 17th 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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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.