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Life
% of GDP
Non Life
% of GDP
| Year | Total | Life | Non Life |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 2.71 | 2.15 | 0.56 |
| 2002-03 | 3.26 | 2.59 | 0.67 |
| 2003-04 | 2.88 | 2.26 | 0.62 |
| 2004-05 | 3.17 | 2.53 | 0.64 |
| 2005-06 | 3.14 | 2.53 | 0.61 |
| 2006-07 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| 2007-08 | 4.7 | 4 | 0.6 |
| 2008-09 | 4.6 | 4 | 0.6 |
| 2009-10 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| 2010-11 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 0.71 |
| 2011-12 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| 2012-13 | 3.96 | 3.17 | 0.78 |
| 2013-14 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
| 2014-15 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| 2015-16 | 3.44 | 2.72 | 0.72 |
| 2016-17 | 3.49 | 2.72 | 0.77 |
| 2017-18 | 3.69 | 2.76 | 0.93 |
| 2018-19 | 3.7 | 2.74 | 0.97 |
| 2019-20 | 3.76 | 2.82 | 0.94 |
| 2020-21 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1 |
Insurance penetration demonstrates a country's constant progress in the insurance sector. In simple words, insurance penetration is the ratio of premium collected (in US dollars) to GDP (in US dollars).
The overall insurance penetration in India (2021-22) stands at 4.2 wherein the life insurance category accounts for 3.2 and the non-life category accounts for 1. According to the IRDAI report India ranks at 27th position globally as compared to our neighbors in the Asia Pacific region with Taiwan leading with 14.8 (global rank 19), South Korea at 10.9 (global rank 20), and Singapore at 9.3 (global rank 21) respectively. India needs rigorous insurance awareness to reach the 7% global average of insurance penetration.