South Africa vs Chinese Taipei: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

South Africa
10.8%
in 2019
Chinese Taipei
13.6%
in 2020
South Africa rank
4th
Chinese Taipei rank
2nd

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • South Africa
  • Chinese Taipei
51015199220062020

How they compare

Chinese Taipei currently reports 13.6% against 10.8% in South Africa, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Chinese Taipei's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 4th and Chinese Taipei ranks 2nd of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Chinese Taipei in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Chinese Taipei Difference Ahead
1990s 11.6% 4.1% 7.5% South Africa
2000s 12.0% 9.5% 2.5% South Africa
2010s 10.1% 15.0% 4.9% Chinese Taipei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, South Africa or Chinese Taipei?
Chinese Taipei, at 13.6% against 10.8% in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between South Africa and Chinese Taipei?
2.8%, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Chinese Taipei?
25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Chinese Taipei rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
South Africa ranks 4th 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.