Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Lebanon, 1999–2018
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Lebanon is 0.8%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Lebanon peaked at 1.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.
Lebanon ranks 101st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.7% | — |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -42.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -35.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 21.62 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 29.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Lebanon?
- Non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Lebanon was 0.8% in 2018, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- How does Lebanon rank for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as part of Non-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.