Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
139th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2001
All-time low
0.0%
in 2012
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2016

0.050.10.150.22000200820162000: 0.078 %2001: 0.179 %2002: 0.108 %2003: 0.104 %2004: 0.116 %2005: 0.089 %2006: 0.083 %2007: 0.068 %2008: 0.064 %2009: 0.057 %2010: 0.051 %2011: 0.042 %2012: 0.042 %2013: 0.045 %2014: 0.05 %2015: 0.074 %2016: 0.074 %

Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life insurance premium volume to gdp in Papua New Guinea is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.

That places Papua New Guinea 139th out of 162 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2016.
Year % Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.2% +129.8%
2002 0.1% -39.7%
2003 0.1% -3.9%
2004 0.1% +12.1%
2005 0.1% -23.6%
2006 0.1% -6.4%
2007 0.1% -18.9%
2008 0.1% -5.7%
2009 0.1% -11.0%
2010 0.1% -9.6%
2011 0.0% -18.4%
2012 0.0% -0.3%
2013 0.0% +8.8%
2014 0.0% +9.4%
2015 0.1% +49.0%
2016 0.1% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 7

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  1. 136 Sierra Leone 0.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Papua New Guinea?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0.1% in 2016, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 139th out of 162 countries with data for 2016.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.