Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 18.5% against 11.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8% | 6.4% | 1.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 9.6% | 1.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.7% | 0.2% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.2% | 2.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 17.3% | 4.8% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 18.5% against 11.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 7.5%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th 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.