Source: World Bank  

Release: Global Financial Development  

Units:  Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

Ratio of life insurance premium volume to GDP. Premium volume is the insurer's direct premiums earned (if Property/Casualty) or received (if Life/Health) during the previous calendar year.

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. (Swiss Re, Sigma Reports)

Source Code: GFDD.DI.09