Belgium vs Switzerland: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

Belgium
3.4%
in 2019
Switzerland
4.4%
in 2019
Belgium rank
18th
Switzerland rank
15th

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
2468199020042019

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 4.4% against 3.4% in Belgium, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

Belgium ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 4.1% 7.0% 2.9% Switzerland
2000s 6.0% 5.9% 0.1% Belgium
2010s 4.1% 4.6% 0.5% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Belgium or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 4.4% against 3.4% in Belgium as of 2019.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Belgium and Switzerland?
1.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Belgium ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 15th 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

Indicator
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,020 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.