Belgium vs Ireland: Life insurance premium volume to GDP
Belgium
3.4%
in 2019
Ireland
3.7%
in 2020
Belgium rank
18th
Ireland rank
16th
Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.7% against 3.4% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ireland ahead.
Belgium ranks 18th and Ireland ranks 16th of 162 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 6.2% | 2.1% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.3% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.8% | 0.7% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 3.7% against 3.4% in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Ireland ranks 16th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.