Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 1.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Mexico, 1992–2019
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.1% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Mexico peaked at 1.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1996.
Mexico ranks 59th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4% | — |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +36.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +30.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +7.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More financial sector data for Mexico
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 24.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 18.13 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 24.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Mexico?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Mexico was 1.1% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
- How does Mexico rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Mexico ranks 59th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.