China vs Portugal: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

China
2.4%
in 2020
Portugal
2.2%
in 2020
China rank
31st
Portugal rank
32nd

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • China
  • Portugal
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How they compare

China currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1994 it was China ahead.

China ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 32nd of 162 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6% 2.0% 1.4% Portugal
2000s 1.6% 4.5% 2.9% Portugal
2010s 2.0% 4.4% 2.4% Portugal
2020s 2.4% 2.2% 0.1% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, China or Portugal?
China, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between China and Portugal?
0.2%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
27 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2020.
How do China and Portugal rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
China ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 32nd 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.