Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in France
France: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 5.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in France, 1991–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 5.3% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in France peaked at 7.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1991.
That places France 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.2% | — |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +26.8% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -14.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 5.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 3.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- France's 5.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 6.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More financial sector data for France
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 104.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 76.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 104.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in France?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in France was 5.3% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1991.
- How does France rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- France ranks 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.