Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Sweden
Sweden: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 5.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Sweden, 1990–2019
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 5.8% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Sweden peaked at 5.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1993.
That places Sweden 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.8% | — |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +10.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 5.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 3.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 5.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 7.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Sweden?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Sweden was 5.8% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.