Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP was 1.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2019
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in United Arab Emirates stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 83rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 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 non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in United Arab Emirates?
- Non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in United Arab Emirates was 1.0% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 83rd out of 167 countries with data for 2019.
- Is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.