Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005–2019
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.4% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 94th out of 162 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.2% | — |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +4.8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 56% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 91 Serbia 0.5% compare
- 92 Latvia 0.5% compare
- 93 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5% compare
- 95 Brazil 0.4% compare
- 96 Russian Federation 0.4% compare
- 97 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
More financial sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1587 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1159 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1587 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.4% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 94th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.