Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Zambia
Zambia: Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Zambia, 1990–2019
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Zambia is 0.8%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Zambia peaked at 1.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
That places Zambia 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -29.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Zambia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,869 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2020)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.08 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Zambia?
- Non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Zambia was 0.8% in 2019, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does Zambia rank for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Zambia ranks 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2019.
- Is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.