Hong Kong, China vs Chinese Taipei: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

Hong Kong, China
19.4%
in 2020
Chinese Taipei
13.6%
in 2020
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
Chinese Taipei rank
2nd

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Chinese Taipei
05101520199220062020

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 19.4% against 13.6% in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 5.8%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.4 times Chinese Taipei's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Chinese Taipei ranks 2nd of 162 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Chinese Taipei in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Chinese Taipei Difference Ahead
1990s 2.2% 3.9% 1.7% Chinese Taipei
2000s 7.3% 9.5% 2.3% Chinese Taipei
2010s 13.7% 15.2% 1.5% Chinese Taipei
2020s 19.4% 13.6% 5.7% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Hong Kong, China or Chinese Taipei?
Hong Kong, China, at 19.4% against 13.6% in Chinese Taipei as of 2020.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Hong Kong, China and Chinese Taipei?
5.8%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Chinese Taipei?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Hong Kong, China and Chinese Taipei rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Chinese Taipei ranks 2nd 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.