Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Croatia
Croatia: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Croatia, 1994–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life insurance premium volume to gdp in Croatia is 0.7%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Croatia peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1994.
Croatia ranks 74th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.1% | — |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +48.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +39.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +31.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -6.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 44% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More financial sector data for Croatia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.53 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.53 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Croatia?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Croatia was 0.7% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1994.
- How does Croatia rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Croatia ranks 74th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.