Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Israel
Israel: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 2.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Israel, 1990–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Israel stood at 2.2%.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Israel peaked at 2.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1992.
Israel ranks 33rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Israel
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 219,130 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 164.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 16,554 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Israel?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Israel was 2.2% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Israel ranks 33rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.