Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Libya
Libya: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.0% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Libya, 1993–2012
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.3% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Libya peaked at 0.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Libya ranks 155th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.1% | — |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -40.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +35.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -42.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -30.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +34.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +125.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -56.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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More financial sector data for Libya
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,742 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 33.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 165.03 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 15.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 57.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 61.38 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 76.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 62.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,435 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Libya?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Libya was 0.0% in 2012, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Libya rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Libya ranks 155th out of 162 countries with data for 2012.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.