Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Jordan
Jordan: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Jordan, 1992–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life insurance premium volume to gdp in Jordan is 0.3%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Jordan peaked at 0.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
Jordan ranks 104th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2% | — |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -34.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +16.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 88% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More financial sector data for Jordan
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1013 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 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 Jordan?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Jordan was 0.3% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Jordan rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Jordan ranks 104th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.