Portugal: Life insurance volume

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 Portugal

Life insurance premium volume, percent of GDP

 Latest value 2.23
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1994 - 2020
 Average 3.84
 Min - Max 0.13 - 6.56
 Source Swiss Re
The latest value from 2020 is 2.23 percent, a decline from 3.21 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 1.90 percent, based on data from 92 countries. Historically, the average for Portugal from 1994 to 2020 is 3.84 percent. The minimum value, 0.13 percent, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 6.56 percent was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Portugal - Life insurance volume - Recent values chart

Historical series
Portugal - Life insurance volume - historical chart - 1994-2020




Definition: Ratio of life insurance premium volume to GDP. Premium volume is the insurer's direct premiums earned (if Property/Casualty) or received (if Life/Health) during the previous calendar year. Premium data are 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.

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