Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) in Malta
Malta: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) was 3.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Life insurance premium volume to GDP in Malta, 1990–2018
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
| 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% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 2.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malta's 3.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 9.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More financial sector data for Malta
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 102.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6075 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 102.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6075 % change on previous year (2025)
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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About this data
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.