Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
97th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 1991
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bangladesh, 1990–2019

00.20.40.60.81990200420191990: 0.074 %1991: 0.071 %1992: 0.083 %1993: 0.096 %1994: 0.109 %1995: 0.127 %1996: 0.16 %1997: 0.188 %1998: 0.213 %1999: 0.221 %2000: 0.246 %2001: 0.286 %2002: 0.318 %2003: 0.359 %2004: 0.392 %2005: 0.428 %2006: 0.556 %2007: 0.579 %2008: 0.621 %2009: 0.652 %2010: 0.734 %2011: 0.686 %2012: 0.618 %2013: 0.551 %2014: 0.527 %2015: 0.484 %2016: 0.433 %2017: 0.411 %2018: 0.399 %2019: 0.378 %

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

Analysis

In 2019, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bangladesh stood at 0.4%.

The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 0.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.

That places Bangladesh 97th out of 162 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Bangladesh, 1990 to 2019.
Year % Change
1990 0.1%
1991 0.1% -4.3%
1992 0.1% +16.5%
1993 0.1% +16.2%
1994 0.1% +13.1%
1995 0.1% +16.6%
1996 0.2% +26.2%
1997 0.2% +17.4%
1998 0.2% +13.7%
1999 0.2% +3.6%
2000 0.2% +11.3%
2001 0.3% +16.0%
2002 0.3% +11.2%
2003 0.4% +13.1%
2004 0.4% +9.1%
2005 0.4% +9.2%
2006 0.6% +29.9%
2007 0.6% +4.0%
2008 0.6% +7.4%
2009 0.7% +4.9%
2010 0.7% +12.6%
2011 0.7% -6.6%
2012 0.6% -9.9%
2013 0.6% -10.8%
2014 0.5% -4.4%
2015 0.5% -8.1%
2016 0.4% -10.5%
2017 0.4% -5.1%
2018 0.4% -2.9%
2019 0.4% -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 10

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4% compare
  2. 95 Brazil 0.4% compare
  3. 96 Russian Federation 0.4% compare
  4. 98 Egypt 0.4% compare
  5. 99 Bahrain 0.4% compare
  6. 100 Guatemala 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bangladesh?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bangladesh was 0.4% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
How does Bangladesh rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 97th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh 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.