India vs United States of America: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

India
2.7%
in 2018
United States of America
2.7%
in 2020
India rank
26th
United States of America rank
27th

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • India
  • United States of America
1234199220062020

How they compare

India currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States of America ahead.

India ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 27th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 1.2% 3.4% 2.2% United States of America
2000s 3.1% 3.8% 0.7% United States of America
2010s 3.0% 2.9% 0.1% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, India or United States of America?
India, at 2.7% against 2.7% in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between India and United States of America?
0.0%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?
23 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do India and United States of America rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
India ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 27th 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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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.