Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Malta

Malta: Life insurance premium volume to GDP was 3.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
3.3%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
19th
of 162 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 2007
All-time low
0.6%
in 1990
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Malta, 1990–2018

12341990200420181990: 0.568 %1991: 0.573 %1992: 0.641 %1993: 0.649 %1994: 0.762 %1995: 0.739 %1996: 0.882 %1997: 1.2 %1998: 1.1 %1999: 1.5 %2000: 2 %2001: 2 %2002: 2.1 %2003: 2.5 %2004: 3 %2005: 2.7 %2006: 3.2 %2007: 4 %2008: 3 %2009: 3.2 %2010: 3.4 %2011: 3.1 %2012: 2.4 %2013: 2.5 %2014: 2.8 %2015: 3.2 %2016: 3.5 %2017: 3.5 %2018: 3.3 %

Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Malta stood at 3.3%.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life insurance premium volume to gdp in Malta peaked at 4.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.

Malta ranks 19th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Malta, 1990 to 2018.
Year % Change
1990 0.6%
1991 0.6% +0.9%
1992 0.6% +11.7%
1993 0.6% +1.3%
1994 0.8% +17.5%
1995 0.7% -3.1%
1996 0.9% +19.4%
1997 1.2% +31.0%
1998 1.1% -5.9%
1999 1.5% +38.4%
2000 2.0% +31.6%
2001 2.0% +3.6%
2002 2.1% +2.9%
2003 2.5% +18.5%
2004 3.0% +19.2%
2005 2.7% -9.8%
2006 3.2% +18.6%
2007 4.0% +24.1%
2008 3.0% -25.0%
2009 3.2% +6.2%
2010 3.4% +8.1%
2011 3.1% -10.2%
2012 2.4% -22.6%
2013 2.5% +6.6%
2014 2.8% +11.3%
2015 3.2% +13.7%
2016 3.5% +9.0%
2017 3.5% -0.0%
2018 3.3% -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.6% 1.5% 10
2000s 2.8% 2.0% 4.0% 10
2010s 3.1% 2.4% 3.5% 9

Countries ranked near Malta

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  2. 17 Lesotho 3.6% compare
  3. 18 Belgium 3.4% compare
  4. 20 Canada 3.2% compare
  5. 21 Thailand 3.2% compare
  6. 22 Germany 3.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life insurance premium volume to gdp in Malta?
Life insurance premium volume to gdp in Malta was 3.3% in 2018, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
What is the highest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
How does Malta rank for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Malta ranks 19th out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
Is life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as part of Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.