Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Insurance company assets to GDP (%) was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Insurance company assets to GDP in Ethiopia, 2006–2017
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, insurance company assets to gdp in Ethiopia stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance company assets to gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 1.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.
That places Ethiopia 132nd out of 138 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.0%, 71% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 39% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More financial sector data for Ethiopia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0554 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance company assets to gdp in Ethiopia?
- Insurance company assets to gdp in Ethiopia was 0.7% in 2017, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for insurance company assets to gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 132nd out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is insurance company assets to gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Insurance company assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data taken from a variety of sources such as AXCO and national sources.