Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Brazil, 1994–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Brazil stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Brazil peaked at 1.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.
Brazil ranks 95th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.4% | — |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -21.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +47.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +46.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -74.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 92 Latvia 0.5% compare
- 93 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5% compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4% compare
- 96 Russian Federation 0.4% compare
- 97 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
- 98 Egypt 0.4% compare
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 83,511 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 194.05 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 17.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 226.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 244.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 261.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 261.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,229 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Brazil?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Brazil was 0.4% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- How does Brazil rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Brazil ranks 95th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.