Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Mauritania, 2003–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 29,591.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Mauritania 151st out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -47.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +663.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +24725.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More financial sector data for Mauritania
- 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 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.19 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 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.06 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 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.19 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 Mauritania?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Mauritania was 0.0% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Mauritania rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 151st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29,591.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.