Insurance company assets to GDP in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Insurance company assets to GDP was 2.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Insurance company assets to GDP in Bangladesh, 2000–2016
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 2.6% for insurance company assets to gdp in 2016.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance company assets to gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 2.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 103rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Insurance company assets to GDP in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 100 Belarus 2.9% compare
- 101 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.7% compare
- 102 Saudi Arabia 2.6% compare
- 104 Côte d'Ivoire 2.5% compare
- 105 Albania 2.4% compare
- 106 Ghana 2.3% compare
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7636 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance company assets to gdp in Bangladesh?
- Insurance company assets to gdp in Bangladesh was 2.6% in 2016, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for insurance company assets to gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 103rd out of 138 countries with data for 2016.
- Is insurance company assets to gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Insurance company assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data taken from a variety of sources such as AXCO and national sources.