Insurance company assets to GDP in Portugal
Portugal: Insurance company assets to GDP was 27.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Insurance company assets to GDP in Portugal, 1995–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 27.0% for insurance company assets to gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance company assets to gdp in Portugal peaked at 33.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1995.
That places Portugal 30th out of 138 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Insurance company assets to GDP in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.8% | — |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +22.4% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 9.8% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 19.1% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 25.8% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Portugal
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 19.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 67.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 13.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 49.04 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 19.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 67.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 13.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance company assets to gdp in Portugal?
- Insurance company assets to gdp in Portugal was 27.0% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1995.
- How does Portugal rank for insurance company assets to gdp?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is insurance company assets to gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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