Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Norway

Norway: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 3.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3.0%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
23rd
of 162 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2019
All-time low
1.8%
in 1993
Years of data
28
1993–2020

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Norway, 1993–2020

01231993200620201993: 1.8 %1994: 2.1 %1995: 2 %1996: 1.9 %1997: 2.2 %1998: 2.3 %1999: 2.1 %2000: 1.9 %2001: 2.3 %2002: 2.5 %2003: 2.6 %2004: 3 %2005: 3 %2006: 2.7 %2007: 2.9 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.6 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.6 %2012: 2.8 %2013: 2.7 %2014: 2.9 %2015: 2.9 %2016: 3 %2017: 2.8 %2018: 2.8 %2019: 3.1 %2020: 3 %

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

Analysis

Norway recorded 3.0% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Norway peaked at 3.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1993.

That places Norway 23rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Norway, 1993 to 2020.
Year % Change
1993 1.8%
1994 2.1% +16.4%
1995 2.0% -8.2%
1996 1.9% -3.7%
1997 2.2% +17.8%
1998 2.3% +4.3%
1999 2.1% -10.5%
2000 1.9% -7.9%
2001 2.3% +17.8%
2002 2.5% +11.1%
2003 2.6% +5.1%
2004 3.0% +13.3%
2005 3.0% +2.0%
2006 2.7% -10.9%
2007 2.9% +6.7%
2008 2.5% -12.5%
2009 2.6% +2.2%
2010 2.6% +0.5%
2011 2.6% -0.6%
2012 2.8% +7.8%
2013 2.7% -3.7%
2014 2.9% +9.4%
2015 2.9% -0.5%
2016 3.0% +2.1%
2017 2.8% -5.2%
2018 2.8% -0.0%
2019 3.1% +8.5%
2020 3.0% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.1% 1.8% 2.3% 7
2000s 2.6% 1.9% 3.0% 10
2010s 2.8% 2.6% 3.1% 10
2020s 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 20 Canada 3.2% compare
  2. 21 Thailand 3.2% compare
  3. 22 Germany 3.1% compare
  4. 24 Trinidad and Tobago 3.0% compare
  5. 25 Barbados 2.8% compare
  6. 26 India 2.7% compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Norway?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Norway was 3.0% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1993.
How does Norway rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Norway ranks 23rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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.