Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Nigeria

Nigeria: Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
161st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1995
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
28
1991–2018

Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Nigeria, 1991–2018

0.20.30.40.50.61991200420181991: 0.4 %1992: 0.418 %1993: 0.455 %1994: 0.419 %1995: 0.557 %1996: 0.505 %1997: 0.415 %1998: 0.328 %1999: 0.349 %2000: 0.327 %2001: 0.356 %2002: 0.333 %2003: 0.327 %2004: 0.289 %2005: 0.303 %2006: 0.285 %2007: 0.27 %2008: 0.323 %2009: 0.346 %2010: 0.284 %2011: 0.259 %2012: 0.252 %2013: 0.224 %2014: 0.204 %2015: 0.196 %2016: 0.18 %2017: 0.176 %2018: 0.19 %

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

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 0.2% for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Nigeria peaked at 0.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

Nigeria ranks 161st of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Nigeria, 1991 to 2018.
Year % Change
1991 0.4%
1992 0.4% +4.3%
1993 0.5% +8.9%
1994 0.4% -7.8%
1995 0.6% +32.9%
1996 0.5% -9.4%
1997 0.4% -17.9%
1998 0.3% -20.9%
1999 0.3% +6.5%
2000 0.3% -6.5%
2001 0.4% +9.1%
2002 0.3% -6.5%
2003 0.3% -2.0%
2004 0.3% -11.4%
2005 0.3% +4.7%
2006 0.3% -6.0%
2007 0.3% -5.1%
2008 0.3% +19.6%
2009 0.3% +7.1%
2010 0.3% -18.0%
2011 0.3% -8.6%
2012 0.3% -2.8%
2013 0.2% -11.0%
2014 0.2% -9.0%
2015 0.2% -3.9%
2016 0.2% -8.3%
2017 0.2% -1.9%
2018 0.2% +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 9
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 158 Libya 0.2% compare
  2. 159 Eritrea 0.2% compare
  3. 160 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
  4. 162 Bangladesh 0.2% compare
  5. 163 Chad 0.1% compare
  6. 164 Equatorial Guinea 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Nigeria?
Non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Nigeria was 0.2% in 2018, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1995.
What is the lowest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
How does Nigeria rank for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Nigeria ranks 161st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria 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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Indicator
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 4,353 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.