Life insurance premium volume to GDP in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in United Arab Emirates, 1992–2019
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.6% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2019.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.
United Arab Emirates ranks 80th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1% | — |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +53.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 69.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 50.4 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 69.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in United Arab Emirates?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in United Arab Emirates was 0.6% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 80th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.