Portugal vs United Kingdom: Insurance business written by class of insurance — Premiums ceded

Portugal
1,380 Euro
in 2024
United Kingdom
2,977 Euro
in 2024
Portugal rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
3rd

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

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2,977 Euro against 1,380 Euro in Portugal, a difference of 1,597 Euro.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.2 times Portugal's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 12.21 Euro 179.74 Euro 167.53 Euro United Kingdom
1990s 43.15 Euro 692.17 Euro 649.02 Euro United Kingdom
2000s 175.05 Euro 1,173 Euro 998.15 Euro United Kingdom
2010s 620.68 Euro 2,126 Euro 1,505 Euro United Kingdom
2020s 1,098 Euro 1,739 Euro 641.7 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 — premiums ceded, Portugal or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 2,977 Euro against 1,380 Euro in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance business written by class of insurance — premiums ceded between Portugal and United Kingdom?
1,597 Euro, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
26 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for insurance business written by class of insurance — premiums ceded?
Portugal ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd 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.