Uganda: Life insurance volume

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 Uganda

Life insurance premium volume, percent of GDP

 Latest value 0.23
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1996 - 2020
 Average 0.06
 Min - Max 0.02 - 0.23
 Source Swiss Re
 Available for Data download
The latest value from 2020 is 0.23 percent, an increase from 0.17 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 1.90 percent, based on data from 92 countries. Historically, the average for Uganda from 1996 to 2020 is 0.06 percent. The minimum value, 0.02 percent, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of 0.23 percent was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Uganda: Life insurance volume
 2020 0.23
 2019 0.17
 2018 0.15
 2017 0.13
 2016 0.12
 2015 0.10
 2014 0.07
 2013 0.06




Definition: Ratio of life insurance premium volume to GDP. Premium volume is the insurer's direct premiums earned (if Property/Casualty) or received (if Life/Health) during the previous calendar year. Premium data are 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.

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