Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Insurance company assets to GDP (%) was 100.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Insurance company assets to GDP in Switzerland, 1999–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 100.9% for insurance company assets to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance company assets to gdp in Switzerland peaked at 100.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2010.
Switzerland ranks 8th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.8% | — |
| 2000 | 82.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 100.4% | +33.2% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 100.9% | +3.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 100.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 5.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 100.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.7%, 11.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +33.2% | 75.4% | 100.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 70.3% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 69.7% | 100.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.9% | 100.9% | 100.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % 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 168.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance company assets to gdp in Switzerland?
- Insurance company assets to gdp in Switzerland was 100.9% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for insurance company assets to gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 8th out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is insurance company assets to gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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