Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written premiums by country

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

Countries reporting
52
Highest
1.21 million Euro
United States of America
Lowest
0.092 Euro
El Salvador
Median
817.87 Euro
Years covered
38
1987–2024
Data points
1,066

What the numbers show

Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written premiums is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 1.21 million Euro in United States of America; the lowest is 0.092 Euro in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 817.87 Euro, and the mean is 28,595 Euro.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 792.2%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 99.7%).

Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 1.21 million Euro 2024 up 148.3% volatile
1 Netherlands 63,299 Euro 2024 up 704.6% volatile
2 Germany 68,305 Euro 2024 up 39.9% rising
2 Türkiye 4,355 Euro 2024 up 215.7% volatile
2 Croatia 143.68 Euro 2024 up 6.0% rising
3 Switzerland 22,220 Euro 2024 up 101.6% rising
3 Poland 1,128 Euro 2024 up 135.6% rising
4 Canada 15,889 Euro 2018 down 27.1% volatile
4 Slovenia 208.05 Euro 2024 down 63.8% rising
5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15,421 Euro 2024 up 62.5% rising
5 Lithuania 189.73 Euro 2024 up 417.8% volatile
6 Spain 13,388 Euro 2024 up 62.7% volatile
6 Latvia 182.43 Euro 2024 up 252.3% volatile
7 Italy 9,047 Euro 2024 up 73.3% rising
7 Estonia 158 Euro 2024 up 277.8% volatile
8 Mexico 8,641 Euro 2024 up 169.2% volatile
9 Bermuda 7,504 Euro 2024 up 72.8% rising
10 Japan 7,383 Euro 2015 up 16.6% falling
11 Belgium 5,102 Euro 2023 up 42.0% rising
12 Ireland 5,063 Euro 2024 up 310.0% volatile
13 Hong Kong, China 4,099 Euro 2024 up 265.8% rising
14 Portugal 3,830 Euro 2024 up 163.7% volatile
15 Argentina 3,607 Euro 2024 up 1.0% falling
16 Denmark 3,275 Euro 2024 up 62.1% rising
17 Israel 2,666 Euro 2024 up 133.6% rising
18 Norway 1,555 Euro 2024 up 132.1% volatile
19 Finland 1,191 Euro 2024 up 12.3% rising
20 New Zealand 1,167 Euro 2021 volatile
21 Czechia 1,112 Euro 2024 up 474.2% volatile
22 Panama 896.86 Euro 2023 up 127.9% rising
23 Costa Rica 849.98 Euro 2024 up 123.5% rising
24 Taiwan, China 785.76 Euro 2024 up 37.4% rising
25 Australia 751.69 Euro 2023 down 8.8% rising
26 Malaysia 726.35 Euro 2023 up 20.5% rising
27 Peru 621.18 Euro 2024 up 87.4% rising
28 Greece 510.08 Euro 2024 up 792.2% volatile
29 Indonesia 473.97 Euro 2021 up 14.0% rising
30 Guatemala 404.93 Euro 2024 up 203.3% rising
31 South Africa 341.75 Euro 2023 down 31.8% falling
32 Uruguay 284.15 Euro 2024 up 22.4% rising
33 Bulgaria 208.7 Euro 2024 up 122.1% rising
34 Colombia 175.17 Euro 2024 up 7.9% rising
35 Hungary 174.01 Euro 2024 up 89.6% volatile
36 Chile 155.32 Euro 2024 up 288.5% rising
37 Honduras 136.65 Euro 2024 up 244.3% rising
38 Austria 76.07 Euro 2024 down 97.6% rising
39 Iceland 63.28 Euro 2024 up 98.4% rising
40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 55.71 Euro 2024 up 45.4% rising
41 Brazil 47.65 Euro 2023 volatile
42 Paraguay 26.66 Euro 2024 up 182.7% rising
43 Nicaragua 18.94 Euro 2024 up 50.0% rising
44 El Salvador 0.092 Euro 2022 down 99.7% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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