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

Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
83rd
of 167 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2009
All-time low
0.6%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2019

00.511.51990200420191990: 0.56 %1991: 0.653 %1992: 0.76 %1993: 0.895 %1994: 0.921 %1995: 0.878 %1996: 0.801 %1997: 0.736 %1998: 0.822 %1999: 0.738 %2000: 0.62 %2001: 0.688 %2002: 0.804 %2003: 0.852 %2004: 0.836 %2005: 0.884 %2006: 0.884 %2007: 0.974 %2008: 1 %2009: 1.4 %2010: 1.2 %2011: 1.1 %2012: 1 %2013: 0.895 %2014: 0.911 %2015: 1.1 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 1.1 %2018: 0.975 %2019: 1 %

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

Annual values for Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in United Arab Emirates, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 80 Malaysia 1.0% compare
  2. 81 Eswatini 1.0% compare
  3. 82 Ireland 1.0% compare
  4. 84 Latvia 1.0% compare
  5. 85 Brazil 1.0% compare
  6. 86 Guatemala 1.0% compare

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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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Indicator
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 4,353 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.