Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Insurance company assets to GDP (%) was 18.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
18.6%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
40th
of 138 countries
All-time high
18.8%
in 2017
All-time low
14.0%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2010–2018
Insurance company assets to GDP in Lesotho, 2010–2018
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 18.6% for insurance company assets to gdp in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance company assets to gdp in Lesotho peaked at 18.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 40th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.1% | — |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -1.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 18.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 7.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 18.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 9.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.548 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance company assets to gdp in Lesotho?
- Insurance company assets to gdp in Lesotho was 18.6% in 2018, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for insurance company assets to gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 40th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is insurance company assets to gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Data taken from a variety of sources such as AXCO and national sources.