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TABLE 49

INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF INSURANCE PENETRATION*


(In Per cent)
2009

Countries

Total

Life

2007

2008
NonLife

Total

Life

NonLife

Total

Life

2006
NonLife

Total

Life

2005
NonLife

Total

Life

NonLife

Australia

6.40

3.40

3.00

7.30

4.40

2.90

6.80

3.80

3.00

7.00

3.80

3.20

6.60

3.51

3.09

Brazil

3.10

1.60

1.50

3.00

1.40

1.60

3.00

1.40

1.60

2.80

1.30

1.60

3.01

1.33

1.68

10.30

7.20

3.10

9.20

6.20

3.00

10.30

7.30

3.00

11.00

7.90

3.10

10.21

7.08

3.13

Germany

7.00

3.30

3.70

6.60

3.00

3.50

6.60

3.10

3.60

6.70

3.10

3.60

6.79

3.06

3.73

Russia

2.50

0.00

2.50

2.30

0.00

2.30

2.40

0.10

2.40

2.30

0.10

2.30

2.27

0.12

2.15

South Africa

12.90

10.00

2.90

15.30

12.50

2.90

15.30

12.50

2.80

16.00

13.00

3.00

13.87

10.84

3.03

Switzerland

9.80

5.40

4.50

9.90

5.50

4.40

10.30

5.70

4.60

11.00

6.20

4.90

11.19

6.20

4.99

12.90

10.00

3.00

15.70

12.80

2.90

15.70

12.60

3.00

16.50

13.10

3.40

12.45

8.90

3.55

8.00

3.50

4.50

8.70

4.10

4.60

8.90

4.20

4.70

8.80

4.00

4.80

9.15

4.14

5.01

Bangladesh

0.90

0.70

0.20

0.90

0.70

0.20

0.70

0.50

0.20

0.60

0.40

0.20

0.61

0.42

0.20

Hong Kong

11.00

9.60

1.40

11.20

9.90

1.30

11.80

10.60

1.20

10.50

9.20

1.20

9.93

8.63

1.29

India#

5.20

4.60

0.60

4.60

4.00

0.60

4.70

4.00

0.60

4.80

4.10

0.60

3.14

2.53

0.61

Japan

9.90

7.80

2.10

9.80

7.60

2.20

9.60

7.50

2.10

10.50

8.30

2.20

10.54

8.32

2.22

Malaysia

4.40

2.90

1.60

4.30

2.80

1.50

4.60

3.10

1.50

4.90

3.20

1.70

5.42

3.60

1.82

Pakistan

0.70

0.30

0.40

0.80

0.30

0.40

0.70

0.30

0.40

0.80

0.30

0.50

0.67

0.27

0.40

PR China

3.40

2.30

1.10

3.30

2.20

1.00

2.90

1.80

1.10

2.70

1.70

1.00

2.70

1.78

0.92

Singapore

6.80

5.10

1.70

7.80

6.30

1.60

7.60

6.20

1.50

6.50

5.40

1.10

7.47

6.00

1.48

10.40

6.50

3.90

11.80

8.00

3.70

11.80

8.20

3.60

11.10

7.90

3.20

10.25

7.27

2.98

1.40

0.60

0.90

1.40

0.60

0.90

1.50

0.60

0.90

1.60

0.60

0.90

1.46

0.62

0.84

16.80

13.80

3.00

16.20

13.30

2.90

15.70

12.90

2.80

14.50

11.60

2.90

14.11

11.17

2.93

4.00

2.40

1.60

3.30

1.80

1.50

3.40

1.80

1.50

3.50

1.90

1.60

3.61

1.99

1.62

7.00
4.00
3.00
7.10
4.10
2.90
7.50
4.40
Source: Swiss Re, Sigma various volumes
* Insurance penetration is measured as ratio of premium (in US Dollars) to GDP (in US Dollars)
# data relates to financial year

3.10

7.50

4.50

3.00

7.52

4.34

3.18

France

United Kingdom
United States

Asian Countries

South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
World

Cont'd...TABLE 49

INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
COMPARISON
COMPARISON
OF INSURANCE
OF INSURANCE
PENETRATION*
PENETRATION*
(In Per cent)
2004

Countries

Total

Life

2003
NonLife

Total

Life

2002
NonLife

Total

Life

2001
NonLife

Total

NonLife

Life

Australia

8.02

4.17

3.85

7.99

4.42

3.57

8.48

5.02

3.46

9.15

5.7

3.45

Brazil

2.98

1.36

1.62

2.96

1.28

1.68

2.79

1.05

1.74

2.14

0.36

1.78

France

9.52

6.38

3.14

9.15

5.99

3.16

8.58

5.61

2.97

8.58

5.73

2.85

Germany

6.97

3.11

3.86

6.99

3.17

3.82

6.76

3.06

3.7

6.59

3.59

Russia

2.83

0.61

2.22

3.25

1.12

2.13

2.77

0.96

1.81

3.06

1.55

1.51

South Africa

14.38

11.43

2.95

15.88

12.96

2.92

18.78

15.92

2.86

17.97

15.19

2.78

Switzerland

11.75

6.73

5.02

12.74

7.72

5.02

13.36

8.14

5.22

12.71

7.95

4.76

United Kingdom

12.6

8.92

3.68

13.37

8.62

4.75

14.75

10.19

4.56

14.18

10.73

3.45

United States

9.36

4.22

5.14

9.61

4.38

5.23

9.58

4.6

4.98

8.97

4.4

4.57

Bangladesh

0.57

0.37

0.2

0.57

0.37

0.2

0.46

0.29

0.17

0.46

0.29

0.17

Hong Kong

9.27

7.88

1.39

7.88

6.38

1.5

6.65

5.2

1.45

6.34

5.13

1.21

India#

3.17

2.53

0.64

2.88

2.26

0.62

3.26

2.59

0.67

2.71

2.15

0.56

Japan

10.51

8.26

2.25

10.81

8.61

2.2

10.86

8.64

2.22

11.07

8.85

2.22

Malaysia

5.4

3.52

1.88

5.35

3.29

2.06

4.91

2.94

1.97

5.18

3.38

1.8

Pakistan

0.71

0.28

0.43

0.62

0.24

0.38

0.62

0.24

0.38

0.68

0.3

0.38

PR China

3.26

2.21

1.05

3.33

2.3

1.03

2.98

2.03

0.95

2.2

1.34

0.86

Singapore

7.5

6.02

1.48

7.59

6.09

1.5

4.91

3.48

1.43

4.58

3.4

1.18

South Korea

9.52

6.75

2.77

9.63

6.77

2.86

11.61

8.23

3.38

12.07

8.69

3.38

Sri Lanka

1.37

0.6

0.77

1.3

0.55

0.75

1.3

0.55

0.75

1.2

0.53

0.67

14.13

11.06

3.07

11.31

8.28

3.03

10.16

7.35

2.81

8.62

6.03

2.59

3.52

1.94

1.58

3.45

2.25

1.2

3.24

2.09

1.15

2.94

1.86

1.08

7.99
4.55
3.44
8.06
4.59
3.47
8.14
4.76
3.38
7.83
Source: Swiss Re, Sigma
Source:
various
Swissvolumes
Re, Sigma various volumes
* Insurance penetration
* Insurance
is measured
penetration
as ratioisofmeasured
premium as
(in ratio
US Dollars)
of premium
to GDP
(in US
(in US
Dollars)
Dollars)
to GDP (in US Dollars)
# data relates to financial
# datayear
relates to financial year

4.68

3.15

Asian Countries

Taiwan
Thailand
World

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