Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 1.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Uruguay, 1995–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.4% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.9% on the previous year and up 224.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Uruguay peaked at 1.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1995.
Uruguay ranks 53rd 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1% | — |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +51.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +37.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Uruguay
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1535 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 3,872 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 4,093 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,096 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,096 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Uruguay?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Uruguay was 1.4% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1995.
- How does Uruguay rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 53rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.