Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.1% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Sierra Leone, 2003–2016
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life insurance premium volume to gdp in Sierra Leone is 0.1%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and up 295.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Sierra Leone ranks 136th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -33.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +36.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +102.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +53.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +43.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 133 Madagascar 0.1% compare
- 134 Mali 0.1% compare
- 135 Georgia 0.1% compare
- 137 Kuwait 0.1% compare
- 138 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 4,743 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 28.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 104.67 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 332.23 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 332.23 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 332.23 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 38.44 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.1% in 2016, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 162 countries with data for 2016.
- Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 295.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.