Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
138th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1996
All-time low
0.0%
in 2006
Years of data
25
1996–2020

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1996–2020

0.050.10.150.21996200820201996: 0.205 %1997: 0.151 %1998: 0.101 %1999: 0.089 %2000: 0.076 %2001: 0.076 %2002: 0.06 %2003: 0.053 %2004: 0.043 %2005: 0.047 %2006: 0.042 %2007: 0.067 %2008: 0.079 %2009: 0.057 %2010: 0.07 %2011: 0.068 %2012: 0.07 %2013: 0.077 %2014: 0.073 %2015: 0.073 %2016: 0.069 %2017: 0.068 %2018: 0.081 %2019: 0.085 %2020: 0.093 %

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

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.1% for life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 138th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1996 to 2020.
Year % Change
1996 0.2%
1997 0.2% -26.4%
1998 0.1% -33.3%
1999 0.1% -11.1%
2000 0.1% -15.3%
2001 0.1% +0.7%
2002 0.1% -21.4%
2003 0.1% -11.0%
2004 0.0% -19.5%
2005 0.0% +10.1%
2006 0.0% -10.4%
2007 0.1% +57.7%
2008 0.1% +18.8%
2009 0.1% -28.7%
2010 0.1% +23.9%
2011 0.1% -3.4%
2012 0.1% +3.4%
2013 0.1% +10.3%
2014 0.1% -5.4%
2015 0.1% -0.5%
2016 0.1% -5.9%
2017 0.1% -0.7%
2018 0.1% +18.7%
2019 0.1% +5.8%
2020 0.1% +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

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  4. 139 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
  5. 140 Albania 0.1% compare
  6. 141 Algeria 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.1% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 138th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.