China vs Malaysia: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

China
2.4%
in 2020
Malaysia
2.4%
in 2019
China rank
31st
Malaysia rank
29th

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • China
  • Malaysia
0123199020052020

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in China, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

China ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 29th of 162 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5% 1.8% 1.3% Malaysia
2000s 1.6% 2.8% 1.3% Malaysia
2010s 2.0% 2.7% 0.7% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, China or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 2.4% against 2.4% in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between China and Malaysia?
0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do China and Malaysia rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
China ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 29th 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.