Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Trinidad and Tobago: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 18.2% against 9.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 9.4% | 4.6% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 9.9% | 4.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 12.1% | 5.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 3.3% | 5.7% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 12.9% | 3.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 22.4% | 12.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 18.2% against 9.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 8.7%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th 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.