Insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Insurance and financial services was 3.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 3.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1,337.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 19.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 88th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14.3% | — |
| 1977 | 16.4% | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 18.0% | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 14.2% | -21.2% |
| 1980 | 9.8% | -30.6% |
| 1981 | 9.1% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | -20.3% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | +24.0% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 9.9% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +131.2% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -30.1% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -97.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +175.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -50.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +44.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -61.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +591.6% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +142.0% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 3.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 3.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +591.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| 2016 | +175.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.7% | 14.2% | 18.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 7.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 6.6% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 0.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 3.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
More private sector data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Merchandise trade 30.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 771.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 3.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for insurance and financial services?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,337.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.