Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Insurance company assets to GDP (%) was 9.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Insurance company assets to GDP in Lebanon, 2001–2019
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance company assets to gdp in Lebanon is 9.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance company assets to gdp in Lebanon peaked at 9.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2001.
That places Lebanon 55th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.5% | — |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +45.9% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +3.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 9.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 9.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.2%, 1.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +45.9% | 4.5% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More financial sector data for Lebanon
- 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 21.62 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 Lebanon?
- Insurance company assets to gdp in Lebanon was 9.4% in 2019, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2001.
- How does Lebanon rank for insurance company assets to gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 55th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is insurance company assets to gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.