Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Botswana

Botswana: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 1.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.9%
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
39th
of 162 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2005
All-time low
0.4%
in 1996
Years of data
23
1996–2019

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Botswana, 1996–2019

0.511.522.51996200720191996: 0.437 %1997: 0.509 %1998: 0.53 %1999: 0.673 %2000: 0.825 %2001: 1.1 %2002: 1.6 %2003: 1.6 %2004: 1.8 %2005: 2.7 %2006: 2.1 %2008: 1.9 %2009: 2.4 %2010: 2.2 %2011: 2 %2012: 2.3 %2013: 2 %2014: 1.9 %2015: 2.3 %2016: 1.9 %2017: 2.1 %2018: 2.2 %2019: 1.9 %

Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 1.9% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2019.

The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Botswana peaked at 2.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1996.

Botswana ranks 39th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Botswana, 1996 to 2019.
Year % Change
1996 0.4%
1997 0.5% +16.5%
1998 0.5% +4.1%
1999 0.7% +26.9%
2000 0.8% +22.6%
2001 1.1% +35.5%
2002 1.6% +42.9%
2003 1.6% +1.7%
2004 1.8% +10.8%
2005 2.7% +51.7%
2006 2.1% -24.9%
2008 1.9% -9.3%
2009 2.4% +28.9%
2010 2.2% -8.8%
2011 2.0% -7.0%
2012 2.3% +13.3%
2013 2.0% -11.1%
2014 1.9% -7.6%
2015 2.3% +20.6%
2016 1.9% -18.8%
2017 2.1% +11.7%
2018 2.2% +3.9%
2019 1.9% -13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 4
2000s 1.8% 0.8% 2.7% 9
2010s 2.1% 1.9% 2.3% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Botswana?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Botswana was 1.9% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1996.
How does Botswana rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Botswana ranks 39th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as part of Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,020 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Premium data is 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.