Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP was 1.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Lesotho, 2004–2018
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.1% for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2018.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Lesotho peaked at 1.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.
Lesotho ranks 76th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.3% | — |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 330.63 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 17.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 23.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2761 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 282.42 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 330.63 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Lesotho?
- Non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Lesotho was 1.1% in 2018, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 76th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.