Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Insurance company assets to GDP (%) was 1.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Insurance company assets to GDP in Egypt, 1999–2019
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.9% for insurance company assets to gdp in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance company assets to gdp in Egypt peaked at 3.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2019.
That places Egypt 112th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.9% | — |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -14.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.2%, 37% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More financial sector data for Egypt
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance company assets to gdp in Egypt?
- Insurance company assets to gdp in Egypt was 1.9% in 2019, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for insurance company assets to gdp?
- Egypt ranks 112th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is insurance company assets to gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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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