Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Cape Verde, 1995–2018
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.1% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2018.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 272.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places Cape Verde 129th out of 162 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -45.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +497.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -94.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +103.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -45.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +92.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +30.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +68.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +38.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Cape Verde
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 53.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2994 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,735 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 53.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,743 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 53.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,743 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 53.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,743 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 44.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Cape Verde?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Cape Verde was 0.1% in 2018, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Cape Verde rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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About this data
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.