Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Slovakia

Slovakia: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
66th
of 162 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.4%
in 1995
Years of data
28
1993–2020

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

0.511.51993200620201993: 0.479 %1994: 0.415 %1995: 0.357 %1996: 0.536 %1997: 0.642 %1998: 0.808 %1999: 0.99 %2000: 1.2 %2001: 1.3 %2002: 1.4 %2003: 1.4 %2004: 1.4 %2005: 1.5 %2006: 1.5 %2007: 1.5 %2008: 1.6 %2009: 1.6 %2010: 1.6 %2011: 1.5 %2012: 1.5 %2013: 1.6 %2014: 1.5 %2015: 1.3 %2016: 1.2 %2017: 1.3 %2018: 1.1 %2019: 1.1 %2020: 0.947 %

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

Analysis

In 2020, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Slovakia stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Slovakia peaked at 1.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1995.

Slovakia ranks 66th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Slovakia, 1993 to 2020.
Year % Change
1993 0.5%
1994 0.4% -13.3%
1995 0.4% -14.1%
1996 0.5% +50.3%
1997 0.6% +19.8%
1998 0.8% +25.8%
1999 1.0% +22.5%
2000 1.2% +20.5%
2001 1.3% +12.6%
2002 1.4% +3.8%
2003 1.4% -2.3%
2004 1.4% +2.6%
2005 1.5% +3.9%
2006 1.5% +3.9%
2007 1.5% +0.9%
2008 1.6% +6.0%
2009 1.6% -0.4%
2010 1.6% -1.3%
2011 1.5% -3.1%
2012 1.5% -1.5%
2013 1.6% +4.0%
2014 1.5% -2.8%
2015 1.3% -13.6%
2016 1.2% -10.6%
2017 1.3% +7.2%
2018 1.1% -9.9%
2019 1.1% -6.1%
2020 0.9% -11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.4% 1.0% 7
2000s 1.4% 1.2% 1.6% 10
2010s 1.4% 1.1% 1.6% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near Slovakia

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  2. 64 Kenya 1.0% compare
  3. 65 Togo 1.0% compare
  4. 67 Belize 0.9% compare
  5. 68 Czechia 0.9% compare
  6. 69 Lebanon 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Slovakia?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Slovakia was 0.9% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1995.
How does Slovakia rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Slovakia ranks 66th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia 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.