Sweden: Life insurance volume

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 Sweden

Life insurance premium volume, percent of GDP

 Latest value 5.79
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2019
 Average 4.35
 Min - Max 2.81 - 5.93
 Source Swiss Re
The latest value from 2019 is 5.79 percent, an increase from 5.23 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 1.74 percent, based on data from 131 countries. Historically, the average for Sweden from 1990 to 2019 is 4.35 percent. The minimum value, 2.81 percent, was reached in 1993 while the maximum of 5.93 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
Sweden - Life insurance volume - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sweden - Life insurance volume - historical chart - 1990-2019




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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