Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Gabon
Gabon: Insurance company assets to GDP (%) was 1.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Insurance company assets to GDP in Gabon, 2003–2017
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1.8% for insurance company assets to gdp in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance company assets to gdp in Gabon peaked at 1.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2008.
That places Gabon 115th out of 138 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.6% | — |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 37% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More financial sector data for Gabon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance company assets to gdp in Gabon?
- Insurance company assets to gdp in Gabon was 1.8% in 2017, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2008.
- How does Gabon rank for insurance company assets to gdp?
- Gabon ranks 115th out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is insurance company assets to gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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