Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Congo
Congo: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 0.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Congo, 2000–2018
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.1% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2018.
The figure is down 22.0% on the previous year and up 162.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Congo peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Congo 142nd 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +73.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +248.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +248.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +57.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +49.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +41.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -22.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 15% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +248.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2008 | +248.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More financial sector data for Congo
- 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.25 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.1 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.25 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Congo?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Congo was 0.1% in 2018, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Congo ranks 142nd out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.