Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Egypt, 1994–2019
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life insurance premium volume to gdp in Egypt is 0.4%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Egypt peaked at 0.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1996.
That places Egypt 98th 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 26 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.2% | — |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +43.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More financial sector data for Egypt
- 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.16 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.16 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 Egypt?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Egypt was 0.4% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
- How does Egypt rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Egypt ranks 98th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.