Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Mauritania

Mauritania: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.0%
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
151st
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
10
2003–2020

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Mauritania, 2003–2020

00.0050.010.0152003201120202003: 0 %2004: 0 %2005: 0 %2006: 0 %2007: 0 %2008: 0 %2009: 0 %2018: 0.011 %2019: 0.012 %2020: 0.013 %

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

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Mauritania, 2003 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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.