Canada vs United States of America: Insurance business written by class of insurance — Premiums ceded

Canada
2,270 Euro
in 2018
United States of America
76,254 Euro
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
United States of America rank
1st

Insurance business written by class of insurance — Premiums ceded over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k198720052024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 76,254 Euro against 2,270 Euro in Canada, a difference of 73,984 Euro.

That makes United States of America's figure about 33.6 times Canada's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 40 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 270.68 Euro 11,625 Euro 11,355 Euro United States of America
1990s 325.95 Euro 10,001 Euro 9,675 Euro United States of America
2000s 2,013 Euro 39,222 Euro 37,208 Euro United States of America
2010s 5,183 Euro 51,923 Euro 46,740 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 — premiums ceded, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 76,254 Euro against 2,270 Euro in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance business written by class of insurance — premiums ceded between Canada and United States of America?
73,984 Euro, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for insurance business written by class of insurance — premiums ceded?
Canada ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Insurance business written by class of insurance — Premiums ceded. 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 — Premiums ceded
Unit
Euro
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 937 data points, 1987–2024
Last refreshed

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