Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 1.7% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Nepal, 1991–2018
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Nepal stood at 1.7%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 244.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Nepal peaked at 1.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.
That places Nepal 43rd out of 162 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +21.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +88.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Nepal
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 26.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 519.87 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 24.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 25.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.318 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 488.48 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 25.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 492.54 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Nepal?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Nepal was 1.7% in 2018, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
- How does Nepal rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Nepal ranks 43rd out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.