Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Eswatini

Eswatini: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 1.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
62nd
of 162 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.5%
in 2009
Years of data
10
2009–2018

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Eswatini, 2009–2018

0.40.60.811.21.42009201320182009: 0.495 %2010: 0.74 %2011: 0.811 %2012: 0.719 %2013: 0.824 %2014: 1.5 %2015: 0.923 %2016: 1.4 %2017: 1.1 %2018: 1.1 %

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

Analysis

In 2018, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Eswatini stood at 1.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 114.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Eswatini peaked at 1.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.

Eswatini ranks 62nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Eswatini, 2009 to 2018.
Year % Change
2009 0.5%
2010 0.7% +49.4%
2011 0.8% +9.5%
2012 0.7% -11.3%
2013 0.8% +14.6%
2014 1.5% +80.7%
2015 0.9% -38.0%
2016 1.4% +49.6%
2017 1.1% -23.6%
2018 1.1% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 1.0% 0.7% 1.5% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Eswatini?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Eswatini was 1.1% in 2018, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
How does Eswatini rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Eswatini ranks 62nd out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 114.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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.