Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bahrain, 1991–2019
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.4% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2019.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bahrain peaked at 0.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.
Bahrain ranks 99th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +44.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +32.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +42.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,203 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -7.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0567 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,736 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,105 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bahrain?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bahrain was 0.4% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
- How does Bahrain rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 99th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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About this data
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.