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

Malaysia
2.4%
in 2019
United States of America
2.7%
in 2020
Malaysia rank
29th
United States of America rank
27th

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • United States of America
1234199020052020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.7% against 2.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States of America ahead.

Malaysia ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 27th of 162 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 2.0% 3.4% 1.4% United States of America
2000s 2.8% 3.8% 1.0% United States of America
2010s 2.7% 2.9% 0.2% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Malaysia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.7% against 2.4% in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Malaysia and United States of America?
0.3%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and United States of America rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Malaysia ranks 29th 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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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.