Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Greece

Greece: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 1.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.1%
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
60th
of 162 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2019
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Greece, 1995–2020

00.250.50.7511.21995200720201995: 0.699 %1996: 0.721 %1997: 0.761 %1998: 0.805 %1999: 0.003 %2000: 0.003 %2001: 0.828 %2002: 0.798 %2003: 0.798 %2004: 0.889 %2005: 0.968 %2006: 1 %2007: 1.1 %2008: 1 %2009: 1 %2010: 1 %2011: 1 %2012: 0.996 %2013: 0.892 %2014: 1 %2015: 0.952 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 1.1 %2018: 1 %2019: 1.2 %2020: 1.1 %

Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.

Analysis

Greece recorded 1.1% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Greece peaked at 1.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

Greece ranks 60th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 Greece, year by year

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Greece, 1995 to 2020.
Year % Change
1995 0.7%
1996 0.7% +3.2%
1997 0.8% +5.5%
1998 0.8% +5.7%
1999 0.0% -99.6%
2000 0.0% -5.9%
2001 0.8% +29867.8%
2002 0.8% -3.6%
2003 0.8% +0.1%
2004 0.9% +11.4%
2005 1.0% +8.9%
2006 1.0% +7.4%
2007 1.1% +0.9%
2008 1.0% -4.4%
2009 1.0% +2.5%
2010 1.0% -1.5%
2011 1.0% +1.6%
2012 1.0% -3.3%
2013 0.9% -10.4%
2014 1.0% +12.6%
2015 1.0% -5.3%
2016 1.1% +15.1%
2017 1.1% -3.2%
2018 1.0% -1.5%
2019 1.2% +14.9%
2020 1.1% -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.0% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.8% 0.0% 1.1% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 10
2020s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1

Countries ranked near Greece

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  3. 59 Mexico 1.1% compare
  4. 61 Australia 1.1% compare
  5. 62 Eswatini 1.1% compare
  6. 63 El Salvador 1.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Greece?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Greece was 1.1% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Greece rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Greece ranks 60th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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
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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.