Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
149th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1991
All-time low
0.0%
in 2017
Years of data
27
1991–2017

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Ethiopia, 1991–2017

0.020.030.040.050.061991200420171991: 0.057 %1992: 0.038 %1993: 0.03 %1994: 0.03 %1995: 0.024 %1996: 0.024 %1997: 0.022 %1998: 0.025 %1999: 0.021 %2000: 0.02 %2001: 0.022 %2002: 0.029 %2003: 0.032 %2004: 0.034 %2005: 0.034 %2006: 0.035 %2007: 0.036 %2008: 0.033 %2009: 0.03 %2010: 0.03 %2011: 0.031 %2012: 0.036 %2013: 0.035 %2014: 0.026 %2015: 0.024 %2016: 0.022 %2017: 0.019 %

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

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Ethiopia, 1991 to 2017.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 146 Republic of Moldova 0.0% compare
  2. 147 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0% compare
  3. 148 Yemen 0.0% compare
  4. 150 Angola 0.0% compare
  5. 151 Mauritania 0.0% compare
  6. 152 Chad 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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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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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.