Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Ethiopia, 1991–2017
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life insurance premium volume to gdp in Ethiopia is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Ethiopia ranks 149th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -32.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -22.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 18% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 8% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More financial sector data for Ethiopia
- 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0759 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0554 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0759 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 Ethiopia?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Ethiopia was 0.0% in 2017, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 149th out of 162 countries with data for 2017.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.