Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Niger
Niger: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 0.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Niger, 1998–2018
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life insurance premium volume to gdp in Niger is 0.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Niger peaked at 0.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Niger 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +46.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +54.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +47.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 56% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More financial sector data for Niger
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9039 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 Niger?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Niger was 0.1% in 2018, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Niger rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Niger ranks 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.