Panama: Life insurance volume
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| Panama |
Life insurance premium volume, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.75 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1994 - 2020 |
| Average | 0.77 |
| Min - Max | 0.60 - 1.00 |
| Source | Swiss Re |
The latest value from 2020 is 0.75 percent, an increase from 0.61 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 1.90 percent, based on data from 92 countries. Historically, the average for Panama from 1994 to 2020 is 0.77 percent. The minimum value, 0.6 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 1 percent was recorded in 2004.
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Definition: 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 are 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.
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| Non-life insurance premium volume | 1.42 | 2020 | percent |
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