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% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 44% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -74.5% | 1.4% | 0.4% |
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
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.87 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (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.