How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

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.

Italy vs United Kingdom: Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written

Italy

9,047 Euro

in 2024

United Kingdom

15,421 Euro

in 2024

Italy rank

7th

United Kingdom rank

5th

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

Italy
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 15,421 Euro against 9,047 Euro in Italy, a difference of 6,374 Euro.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,511 Euro	2,618 Euro	1,108 Euro	United Kingdom
1990s	2,990 Euro	5,083 Euro	2,093 Euro	United Kingdom
2000s	4,809 Euro	8,904 Euro	4,095 Euro	United Kingdom
2010s	5,706 Euro	10,689 Euro	4,983 Euro	United Kingdom
2020s	7,531 Euro	11,554 Euro	4,023 Euro	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written, Italy or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 15,421 Euro against 9,047 Euro in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written between Italy and United Kingdom?: 6,374 Euro, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written?: Italy ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 5th 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: 18 August 2026

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