South Asia - Insurance and financial services imports
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)
The value for Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in South Asia was 6.34 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.21 in 2001 and a minimum value of 4.08 in 1999.
Definition: Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods imported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.94 |
| 1976 | 5.08 |
| 1977 | 5.15 |
| 1978 | 5.52 |
| 1979 | 5.37 |
| 1980 | 5.35 |
| 1981 | 4.96 |
| 1982 | 4.92 |
| 1983 | 4.60 |
| 1984 | 4.92 |
| 1985 | 4.85 |
| 1986 | 4.93 |
| 1987 | 4.69 |
| 1988 | 5.13 |
| 1989 | 5.52 |
| 1990 | 5.46 |
| 1991 | 5.71 |
| 1992 | 5.60 |
| 1993 | 6.36 |
| 1994 | 5.87 |
| 1995 | 5.41 |
| 1996 | 5.58 |
| 1997 | 5.52 |
| 1998 | 4.78 |
| 1999 | 4.08 |
| 2000 | 9.94 |
| 2001 | 12.21 |
| 2002 | 10.18 |
| 2003 | 6.56 |
| 2004 | 6.84 |
| 2005 | 6.56 |
| 2006 | 7.46 |
| 2007 | 8.21 |
| 2008 | 7.19 |
| 2009 | 8.18 |
| 2010 | 8.78 |
| 2011 | 10.57 |
| 2012 | 8.03 |
| 2013 | 8.60 |
| 2014 | 7.01 |
| 2015 | 5.53 |
| 2016 | 6.99 |
| 2017 | 7.19 |
| 2018 | 5.85 |
| 2019 | 4.61 |
| 2020 | 6.34 |
Classification
Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators
Sub-Topic: Imports
