Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Lesotho

Lesotho: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 3.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
3.6%
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
17th
of 162 countries
All-time high
3.6%
in 2018
All-time low
2.4%
in 2006
Years of data
12
2004–2018

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Lesotho, 2004–2018

012342004201120182004: 2.7 %2005: 2.6 %2006: 2.4 %2007: 2.6 %2011: 2.7 %2012: 2.8 %2013: 2.9 %2014: 2.9 %2015: 2.8 %2016: 2.7 %2017: 3.1 %2018: 3.6 %

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

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Lesotho, 2004 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.6% 2.4% 2.7% 4
2010s 2.9% 2.7% 3.6% 8

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 14 Italy 4.9% compare
  2. 15 Switzerland 4.4% compare
  3. 16 Ireland 3.7% compare
  4. 18 Belgium 3.4% compare
  5. 19 Malta 3.3% compare
  6. 20 Canada 3.2% compare

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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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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.