Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Myanmar

Myanmar: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.0%
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
145th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2019
All-time low
0.0%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1998–2020

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Myanmar, 1998–2020

00.020.040.061998200920201998: 0.008 %1999: 0.005 %2000: 0.004 %2001: 0.004 %2002: 0 %2003: 0.005 %2004: 0.006 %2005: 0.006 %2006: 0.005 %2007: 0.004 %2008: 0.004 %2009: 0.004 %2010: 0.004 %2011: 0.004 %2012: 0.004 %2014: 0.002 %2015: 0.006 %2016: 0.013 %2017: 0.02 %2018: 0.029 %2019: 0.054 %2020: 0.047 %

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

Analysis

In 2020, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Myanmar stood at 0.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 1,214.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Myanmar peaked at 0.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.

Myanmar ranks 145th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Myanmar, 1998 to 2020.
Year % Change
1998 0.0%
1999 0.0% -43.6%
2000 0.0% -24.5%
2001 0.0% +24.8%
2002 0.0% -96.2%
2003 0.0% +3106.6%
2004 0.0% +3.5%
2005 0.0% +1.0%
2006 0.0% -8.7%
2007 0.0% -16.9%
2008 0.0% -11.5%
2009 0.0% -6.0%
2010 0.0% +1.2%
2011 0.0% +1.6%
2012 0.0% -0.4%
2014 0.0% -32.5%
2015 0.0% +155.9%
2016 0.0% +112.5%
2017 0.0% +52.1%
2018 0.0% +44.5%
2019 0.1% +84.7%
2020 0.0% -12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1

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  3. 144 Saudi Arabia 0.0% compare
  4. 146 Republic of Moldova 0.0% compare
  5. 147 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0% compare
  6. 148 Yemen 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Myanmar?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Myanmar was 0.0% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
How does Myanmar rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Myanmar ranks 145th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,214.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Myanmar 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.