Trinidad and Tobago vs World: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- World
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 18.2% against 9.4% in World, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th and World ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 4 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 1.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 8.6% | 6.7% | World |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 8.8% | 4.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 9.7% | 12.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Trinidad and Tobago or World?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 18.2% against 9.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Trinidad and Tobago and World?
- 8.8%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and World?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and World rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th and World ranks 12th of 197 countries.
- 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.