Insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Insurance and financial services was 10.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
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 imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 10.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 25.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2016.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 49th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Insurance and financial services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 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 | 10.1% | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | +2.7% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 10.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 10.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 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 | 9.2% | 6.9% | 10.5% | 6 |
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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 10.3% 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 25.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for insurance and financial services?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 49th out of 197 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 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.