Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.5%
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
93rd
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
in 1993
Years of data
27
1992–2018

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1992–2018

00.10.20.30.40.51992200520181992: 0.028 %1993: 0.023 %1994: 0.027 %1995: 0.03 %1996: 0.027 %1997: 0.044 %1998: 0.062 %1999: 0.063 %2000: 0.094 %2001: 0.075 %2002: 0.086 %2003: 0.082 %2004: 0.065 %2005: 0.069 %2006: 0.065 %2007: 0.058 %2008: 0.054 %2009: 0.079 %2010: 0.094 %2011: 0.108 %2012: 0.141 %2013: 0.15 %2014: 0.275 %2015: 0.326 %2016: 0.376 %2017: 0.405 %2018: 0.461 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for life insurance premium volume to gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 0.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 748.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 93rd 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1992 to 2018.
Year % Change
1992 0.0%
1993 0.0% -17.8%
1994 0.0% +19.8%
1995 0.0% +10.9%
1996 0.0% -11.2%
1997 0.0% +64.5%
1998 0.1% +39.8%
1999 0.1% +1.8%
2000 0.1% +48.1%
2001 0.1% -19.9%
2002 0.1% +14.8%
2003 0.1% -4.9%
2004 0.1% -20.3%
2005 0.1% +5.7%
2006 0.1% -5.0%
2007 0.1% -11.5%
2008 0.1% -6.3%
2009 0.1% +44.9%
2010 0.1% +19.3%
2011 0.1% +14.9%
2012 0.1% +30.3%
2013 0.2% +6.7%
2014 0.3% +83.4%
2015 0.3% +18.5%
2016 0.4% +15.3%
2017 0.4% +7.5%
2018 0.5% +13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.5% in 2018, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 93rd out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 748.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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
Last refreshed

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.