Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Jordan

Jordan: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
104th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1997
All-time low
0.2%
in 2013
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Jordan, 1992–2020

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.223 %1993: 0.287 %1994: 0.296 %1995: 0.315 %1996: 0.358 %1997: 0.382 %1998: 0.25 %1999: 0.255 %2000: 0.263 %2001: 0.265 %2002: 0.264 %2003: 0.265 %2004: 0.258 %2005: 0.249 %2006: 0.229 %2007: 0.233 %2008: 0.223 %2009: 0.2 %2010: 0.198 %2011: 0.195 %2012: 0.198 %2013: 0.194 %2014: 0.203 %2015: 0.223 %2016: 0.248 %2017: 0.271 %2018: 0.283 %2019: 0.271 %2020: 0.315 %

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

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Jordan, 1992 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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.