Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 0.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Seychelles, 2005–2014
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.3% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Seychelles peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
That places Seychelles 103rd out of 162 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7% | — |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -40.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -13.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 20% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More financial sector data for Seychelles
- 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.18 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 Seychelles?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Seychelles was 0.3% in 2014, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Seychelles rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 103rd out of 162 countries with data for 2014.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.