Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 0.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bolivia, 1990–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bolivia stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 141.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bolivia peaked at 0.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Bolivia 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, 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 Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +51.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +119.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +56.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +208.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -60.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +19.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 61% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +208.0% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | +119.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More financial sector data for Bolivia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.83 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.07 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.83 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bolivia?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bolivia was 0.6% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Bolivia rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Bolivia ranks 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.