Germany vs United States of America: Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written

Germany
68,305 Euro
in 2024
United States of America
1.21 million Euro
in 2024
Germany rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st

Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.21 million Euro against 68,305 Euro in Germany, a difference of 1.14 million Euro.

That makes United States of America's figure about 17.7 times Germany's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 44 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 7,455 Euro 97,816 Euro 90,361 Euro United States of America
1990s 21,271 Euro 146,285 Euro 125,015 Euro United States of America
2000s 37,077 Euro 303,111 Euro 266,034 Euro United States of America
2010s 49,713 Euro 555,899 Euro 506,186 Euro United States of America
2020s 63,451 Euro 1.01 million Euro 948,152 Euro United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.21 million Euro against 68,305 Euro in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written between Germany and United States of America?
1.14 million Euro, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written?
Germany ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written premiums. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written premiums
Unit
Euro
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,066 data points, 1987–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset covers the breakdown of premiums by insurance class for life and non-life insurance.