Key Figures
Taiwan Insurance Market
Non-Life Insurance
Life Insurance


 
ITEM 2004 2005 2006
 
Population(million)

22.6

22.8 22.8
 
Area (sq. km)

36,000

36,000 36,000
 
GNP (US$ billion)

316.7

354.2 365.9
 
GDP (US$ billion)

305.4

354.9 355.6
 
GNP per Capita (US$)

14,032

15,639 16098
 
Value of Imports (US$ billion)

167.90

182.61 202.71
 
Value of Exports (US$ billion)

174.02

194.43 224.01
 
Real Economic Growth Rate (%)

5.70

4.09 4.62
 
Annual Changes in Wholesale Price Index (%)

7.1

0.61 5.64
 
Annual Changes in Consumer Price Index (%)

-1.6

-0.7 0.6
 
Unemployment Ratio (%)

4.4

4.13 3.91
 
Motor Vehicles (thousand)

6,389

6,667 6,750
 
Motorcycles (thousand)

13,793

13,195 13,557
 
Telephone Sets (thousand)

35,057

35,892 36,924
 
Exchange Rates US$/NT$

31.92

32.85 32.53
 
Annual Interest Rates (Money Market Rate) (%)

0.99

1.27 1.56