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IBRD only Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) 2026: Interactive Chart & Historical Data

Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) in IBRD only stood at 2.91% in 2025, according to World Bank. The latest value is down 0.16 percentage points from 3.07% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 3.69% (down 0.78 percentage points since). The highest value since 1982 was 5.05% in 1982, the lowest 2.1% in 1997.

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Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1960–2025
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What is Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP)?

Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP), measured in %, captures IBRD only's cross-border flows of goods and services, revealing the country's competitive position in global markets, trade relationships, and exposure to external economic shocks. Trade data encompasses exports (goods and services sold to other countries), imports (purchases from abroad), and the resulting balance (surplus when exports exceed imports, deficit when the reverse occurs). In IBRD only, Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) reflects comparative advantages — sectors where the country produces efficiently relative to trading partners — as well as exchange rate effects and global demand patterns. Persistent trade deficits may indicate domestic consumption exceeding production, while surpluses suggest strong export competitiveness. Trade relationships also create supply chain dependencies; disruptions in partner countries can affect IBRD only's industries that rely on imported components or foreign markets for their products.

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What is the latest Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) in IBRD only?

Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) in IBRD only stood at 2.91% in 2025, according to World Bank.

Is Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) in IBRD only rising or falling?

The latest value is down 0.16 percentage points from 3.07% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 3.69% (down 0.78 percentage points since).

What is the highest Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) on record in IBRD only?

The highest value since 1982 was 5.05% in 1982, the lowest 2.1% in 1997.

Metadata for Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) in IBRD only
IndicatorInsurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP)
CountryIBRD only
CategoryMacroeconomics
Unit%
SourceWorld Bank
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Source:World Bank — series BX.GSR.INSF.ZS
License:CC BY 4.0
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APA

World Bank. (2026). Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) — IBRD only [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-bx-gsr-insf-zs/IBD. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.GSR.INSF.ZS

MLA

World Bank. "Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) — IBRD only." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-bx-gsr-insf-zs/IBD. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.GSR.INSF.ZS.

Chicago

World Bank. 2026. "Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) — IBRD only." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-bx-gsr-insf-zs/IBD. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.GSR.INSF.ZS.

BibTeX
@misc{econdash_wdi_bx_gsr_insf_zs_ibd,
  author = {{World Bank}},
  title = {{Insurance and financial services (\% of service exports, BoP) --- IBRD only}},
  howpublished = {EconDash},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-bx-gsr-insf-zs/IBD},
  note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.GSR.INSF.ZS}
}