Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Austria

Austria: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 1.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.4%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
49th
of 162 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2005
All-time low
1.4%
in 2019
Years of data
28
1993–2020

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Austria, 1993–2020

01231993200620201993: 1.8 %1994: 1.7 %1995: 1.9 %1996: 2.4 %1997: 2 %1998: 2.1 %1999: 2.4 %2000: 2.5 %2001: 2.6 %2002: 2.5 %2003: 2.5 %2004: 2.5 %2005: 2.8 %2006: 2.7 %2007: 2.5 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.5 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.3 %2012: 2 %2013: 2 %2014: 2 %2015: 2 %2016: 1.7 %2017: 1.6 %2018: 1.5 %2019: 1.4 %2020: 1.4 %

Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.

Analysis

Austria recorded 1.4% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Austria peaked at 2.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2019.

That places Austria 49th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Austria, 1993 to 2020.
Year % Change
1993 1.8%
1994 1.7% -3.8%
1995 1.9% +10.7%
1996 2.4% +25.6%
1997 2.0% -17.0%
1998 2.1% +6.5%
1999 2.4% +10.3%
2000 2.5% +6.4%
2001 2.6% +4.8%
2002 2.5% -4.7%
2003 2.5% -2.4%
2004 2.5% +3.4%
2005 2.8% +10.2%
2006 2.7% -4.4%
2007 2.5% -5.4%
2008 2.5% -1.2%
2009 2.5% +1.2%
2010 2.6% +0.6%
2011 2.3% -11.7%
2012 2.0% -9.2%
2013 2.0% -1.9%
2014 2.0% +1.0%
2015 2.0% -3.6%
2016 1.7% -12.6%
2017 1.6% -8.1%
2018 1.5% -7.6%
2019 1.4% -5.1%
2020 1.4% +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.1% 1.7% 2.4% 7
2000s 2.6% 2.5% 2.8% 10
2010s 1.9% 1.4% 2.6% 10
2020s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 46 Slovenia 1.6% compare
  2. 47 Antigua and Barbuda 1.5% compare
  3. 48 Netherlands 1.5% compare
  4. 50 Grenada 1.4% compare
  5. 51 Dominica 1.4% compare
  6. 52 Fiji 1.4% compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Austria?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Austria was 1.4% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
How does Austria rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Austria ranks 49th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as part of Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,020 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Premium data is taken from various issues of Sigma reports (Swiss Re). Data on GDP in US dollars is from the electronic version of the World Development Indicators.