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% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 2% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +125.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More financial sector data for Libya
- 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 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 74.95 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 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 54.73 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 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 74.95 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 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.