Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Portugal

Portugal: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 2.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.2%
Change on year
down 30.5%
World rank
32nd
of 162 countries
All-time high
6.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 1995
Years of data
27
1994–2020

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Portugal, 1994–2020

02461994200720201994: 0.158 %1995: 0.128 %1996: 2.8 %1997: 2.8 %1998: 3 %1999: 3.1 %2000: 2.9 %2001: 3.1 %2002: 3.1 %2003: 3.6 %2004: 4 %2005: 5.8 %2006: 5.3 %2007: 5.3 %2008: 6 %2009: 5.9 %2010: 6.6 %2011: 4.1 %2012: 4 %2013: 5.2 %2014: 5.9 %2015: 3.6 %2016: 3.8 %2017: 4 %2018: 3.9 %2019: 3.2 %2020: 2.2 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for life insurance premium volume to gdp in Portugal is 2.2%, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 66.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Portugal peaked at 6.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1995.

That places Portugal 32nd out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Portugal, 1994 to 2020.
Year % Change
1994 0.2%
1995 0.1% -19.1%
1996 2.8% +2096.2%
1997 2.8% +1.1%
1998 3.0% +7.3%
1999 3.1% +2.4%
2000 2.9% -7.9%
2001 3.1% +8.6%
2002 3.1% +0.1%
2003 3.6% +15.6%
2004 4.0% +10.8%
2005 5.8% +44.0%
2006 5.3% -8.6%
2007 5.3% +1.0%
2008 6.0% +13.1%
2009 5.9% -1.8%
2010 6.6% +11.2%
2011 4.1% -37.0%
2012 4.0% -4.0%
2013 5.2% +31.8%
2014 5.9% +12.1%
2015 3.6% -38.4%
2016 3.8% +3.9%
2017 4.0% +7.3%
2018 3.9% -3.0%
2019 3.2% -17.7%
2020 2.2% -30.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.0% 0.1% 3.1% 6
2000s 4.5% 2.9% 6.0% 10
2010s 4.4% 3.2% 6.6% 10
2020s 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 29 Malaysia 2.4% compare
  2. 30 Jamaica 2.4% compare
  3. 31 China 2.4% compare
  4. 33 Israel 2.2% compare
  5. 34 Saint Lucia 1.9% compare
  6. 35 Cyprus 1.9% compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Portugal?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Portugal was 2.2% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1995.
How does Portugal rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Portugal ranks 32nd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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.