Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Tunisia

Tunisia: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
89th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.1%
in 1993
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Tunisia, 1992–2019

0.10.20.30.40.51992200520191992: 0.101 %1993: 0.099 %1994: 0.105 %1995: 0.109 %1996: 0.107 %1997: 0.111 %1998: 0.113 %1999: 0.114 %2000: 0.123 %2001: 0.127 %2002: 0.14 %2003: 0.131 %2004: 0.145 %2005: 0.152 %2006: 0.171 %2007: 0.191 %2008: 0.2 %2009: 0.229 %2010: 0.257 %2011: 0.287 %2012: 0.295 %2013: 0.303 %2014: 0.31 %2015: 0.418 %2016: 0.433 %2017: 0.469 %2018: 0.501 %2019: 0.486 %

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

Analysis

In 2019, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Tunisia stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 111.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Tunisia peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.

That places Tunisia 89th out of 162 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Tunisia, 1992 to 2019.
Year % Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.1% -1.2%
1994 0.1% +6.1%
1995 0.1% +3.0%
1996 0.1% -1.2%
1997 0.1% +3.2%
1998 0.1% +1.9%
1999 0.1% +1.3%
2000 0.1% +7.8%
2001 0.1% +3.2%
2002 0.1% +9.9%
2003 0.1% -6.1%
2004 0.1% +11.0%
2005 0.2% +4.4%
2006 0.2% +12.9%
2007 0.2% +11.4%
2008 0.2% +4.5%
2009 0.2% +14.9%
2010 0.3% +11.9%
2011 0.3% +11.6%
2012 0.3% +2.8%
2013 0.3% +2.7%
2014 0.3% +2.4%
2015 0.4% +34.8%
2016 0.4% +3.6%
2017 0.5% +8.3%
2018 0.5% +6.8%
2019 0.5% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Tunisia?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Tunisia was 0.5% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
How does Tunisia rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Tunisia ranks 89th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 111.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tunisia 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.