Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Poland
Poland: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Poland, 1994–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Poland stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Poland peaked at 2.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1995.
Poland ranks 78th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.5% | — |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +46.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 38% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More financial sector data for Poland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 40.94 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 40.94 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Poland?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Poland was 0.6% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1995.
- How does Poland rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Poland ranks 78th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.