Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Netherlands
Netherlands: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 1.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Netherlands, 1992–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Netherlands stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Netherlands peaked at 10.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
That places Netherlands 48th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.4% | — |
| 1993 | 9.2% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -55.9% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 4.8% | 10.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Netherlands
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 40.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,721 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 15.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 33.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0046 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 341.65 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 9.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,294 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Netherlands?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Netherlands was 1.5% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 48th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.