Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 3.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Lesotho, 2004–2018
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life insurance premium volume to gdp in Lesotho is 3.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Lesotho peaked at 3.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2006.
Lesotho ranks 17th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.7% | — |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 17.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 23.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2761 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 282.42 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 330.63 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 330.63 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Lesotho?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Lesotho was 3.6% in 2018, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 17th out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.