Latin America & Caribbean vs United States: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 20.3% against 11.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th and United States ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 3.3% | 3.1% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 4.2% | 3.2% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 6.2% | 4.1% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 19.0% | 7.5% | United States |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 18.4% | 6.6% | United States |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 19.9% | 7.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Latin America & Caribbean or United States?
- United States, at 20.3% against 11.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Latin America & Caribbean and United States?
- 9.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United States?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and United States rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th and United States ranks 6th 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.