Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP was 1.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bulgaria, 1995–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bulgaria stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 9.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 30th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.5% | — |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -92.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +44.9% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 0.7% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,126 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5186 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 48.30 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 4.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 28.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 30.02 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 34.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 34.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,351 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bulgaria?
- Non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Bulgaria was 1.9% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 167 countries with data for 2020.
- Is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as part of Non-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.