Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) was 10.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Insurance and financial services in Bolivia, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance and financial services in Bolivia is 10.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Bolivia peaked at 25.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2016.
Bolivia ranks 53rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12.3% | — |
| 1977 | 12.9% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 11.5% | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 8.9% | -22.5% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 8.2% | -17.9% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 5.7% | -19.9% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | +28.9% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +23.2% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | +37.6% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | -39.3% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +38.9% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +47.9% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +40.2% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -37.6% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -28.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +68.5% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | +12.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 10.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.0%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 10.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 12.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 5.7% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 6.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 12.5% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 6.9% | 10.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 10.2% compare
- 51 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.1% compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 10.1% compare
- 54 Costa Rica 9.9% compare
- 55 United Kingdom 9.8% compare
- 56 Samoa 9.6% compare
More private sector data for Bolivia
- Merchandise trade 30.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 8.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 771.03 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Bolivia?
- Insurance and financial services in Bolivia was 10.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for insurance and financial services?
- Bolivia ranks 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bolivia 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.