Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written in Australia

Australia: Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written was 751.69 Euro in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
751.69 Euro
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
25th
of 44 countries
All-time high
845.39 Euro
in 2012
All-time low
107.81 Euro
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2023

Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written in Australia, 1992–2023

2004006008001992200720231992: 107.8 Euro2009: 580.7 Euro2011: 769 Euro2012: 845.4 Euro2013: 824.3 Euro2014: 762.7 Euro2015: 765.1 Euro2016: 714.6 Euro2017: 692.7 Euro2018: 636.5 Euro2019: 634.6 Euro2020: 630.1 Euro2021: 701.4 Euro2022: 771.7 Euro2023: 751.7 Euro

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Euro.

Analysis

Australia recorded 751.69 Euro for insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written in Australia peaked at 845.39 Euro in 2012 and was at its lowest, 107.81 Euro, in 1992.

Australia ranks 25th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written premiums in Australia, 1992 to 2023.
Year Euro Change
1992 107.81 Euro
2009 580.71 Euro +438.6%
2011 768.98 Euro +32.4%
2012 845.39 Euro +9.9%
2013 824.29 Euro -2.5%
2014 762.66 Euro -7.5%
2015 765.14 Euro +0.3%
2016 714.56 Euro -6.6%
2017 692.69 Euro -3.1%
2018 636.47 Euro -8.1%
2019 634.64 Euro -0.3%
2020 630.08 Euro -0.7%
2021 701.42 Euro +11.3%
2022 771.73 Euro +10.0%
2023 751.69 Euro -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 107.81 Euro 107.81 Euro 107.81 Euro 1
2000s 580.71 Euro 580.71 Euro 580.71 Euro 1
2010s 738.31 Euro 634.64 Euro 845.39 Euro 9
2020s 713.73 Euro 630.08 Euro 771.73 Euro 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 22 Panama 896.86 Euro compare
  2. 23 Costa Rica 849.98 Euro compare
  3. 24 Chinese Taipei 785.76 Euro compare
  4. 26 Malaysia 726.35 Euro compare
  5. 27 Peru 621.18 Euro compare
  6. 28 Greece 510.08 Euro compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written in Australia?
Insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written in Australia was 751.69 Euro in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 845.39 Euro in 2012.
What is the lowest insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 107.81 Euro in 1992.
How does Australia rank for insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written?
Australia ranks 25th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
Is insurance business written by class of insurance — gross written rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written premiums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.