Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Brazil

Brazil: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
95th
of 162 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.3%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1994–2020

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Brazil, 1994–2020

0.511.51994200720201994: 0.406 %1995: 0.321 %1996: 0.309 %1997: 0.33 %1998: 0.326 %1999: 0.304 %2000: 0.311 %2001: 0.329 %2002: 0.486 %2003: 0.713 %2004: 0.849 %2005: 0.86 %2006: 0.964 %2007: 1.1 %2008: 1.1 %2009: 1.2 %2010: 1.3 %2011: 1.3 %2012: 1.6 %2013: 1.4 %2014: 0.366 %2015: 0.364 %2016: 0.345 %2017: 0.363 %2018: 0.382 %2019: 0.405 %2020: 0.432 %

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

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Brazil, 1994 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 92 Latvia 0.5% compare
  2. 93 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5% compare
  3. 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4% compare
  4. 96 Russian Federation 0.4% compare
  5. 97 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  6. 98 Egypt 0.4% compare

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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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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.