Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Syria
Syria: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 0.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Syria, 1990–2019
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life insurance premium volume to gdp in Syria is 0.0%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Syria peaked at 0.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
Syria ranks 159th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +38.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +81.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 5% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 1% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +81.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More financial sector data for Syria
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Syria?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Syria was 0.0% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Syria rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Syria ranks 159th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.