Insurance business written by class of insurance — Premiums ceded by country

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

Countries reporting
46
Highest
76,254 Euro
United States of America
Lowest
0.017 Euro
El Salvador
Median
73.85 Euro
Years covered
38
1987–2024
Data points
937

What the numbers show

Insurance business written by class of insurance — Premiums ceded is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 76,254 Euro in United States of America; the lowest is 0.017 Euro in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 73.85 Euro, and the mean is 2,043 Euro.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 2,373.4%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 99.9%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 76,254 Euro 2024 up 53.3% volatile
1 Türkiye 305.44 Euro 2024 up 192.5% volatile
2 Germany 3,459 Euro 2024 up 123.2% rising
2 Poland 124.4 Euro 2024 up 312.8% volatile
3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,977 Euro 2024 down 23.0% volatile
3 Netherlands 42.91 Euro 2024 down 77.2% falling
3 Croatia 7.04 Euro 2024 up 56.9% rising
4 Canada 2,270 Euro 2018 up 13.9% volatile
4 Slovenia 13.74 Euro 2024 up 57.6% rising
5 Portugal 1,380 Euro 2024 up 250.1% volatile
5 Latvia 4.65 Euro 2024 up 2,373.4% volatile
6 Italy 1,328 Euro 2024 up 181.2% rising
6 Lithuania 2.73 Euro 2024 up 600.0% volatile
7 Hong Kong, China 884.99 Euro 2024 up 316.7% rising
8 Japan 842.94 Euro 2015 down 12.4% volatile
9 Ireland 764.85 Euro 2024 up 124.3% volatile
10 Spain 630.77 Euro 2024 up 114.2% volatile
11 Mexico 466.15 Euro 2024 up 178.9% volatile
12 Bermuda 380.42 Euro 2024 down 47.3% falling
13 Australia 287.75 Euro 2023 up 26.5% rising
14 Israel 281.91 Euro 2024 up 181.2% rising
15 Czechia 197.59 Euro 2024 up 336.8% volatile
16 Malaysia 178.9 Euro 2023 up 117.3% volatile
17 Norway 119.39 Euro 2024 up 210.2% volatile
18 Taiwan, China 103.02 Euro 2024 up 11.4% rising
19 Guatemala 100.58 Euro 2024 up 288.8% volatile
20 South Africa 83.24 Euro 2023 down 26.6% falling
21 Indonesia 76.65 Euro 2021 down 78.2% volatile
22 Honduras 71.04 Euro 2024 up 355.4% rising
23 Argentina 67.59 Euro 2024 down 53.8% falling
24 Costa Rica 61.74 Euro 2024 up 70.2% volatile
25 Brazil 42.47 Euro 2023 volatile
26 Austria 29.1 Euro 2024 down 92.3% volatile
27 Peru 28.56 Euro 2024 up 176.6% rising
28 Denmark 19.45 Euro 2024 down 64.1% falling
29 Bulgaria 17.29 Euro 2024 down 9.7% falling
30 Hungary 14.87 Euro 2015 up 26.2% volatile
31 Greece 14.85 Euro 2024 up 45.5% falling
32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.92 Euro 2024 down 12.0% falling
33 Nicaragua 9.26 Euro 2024 up 179.3% rising
34 Colombia 9.24 Euro 2024 down 78.4% falling
35 Chile 9.08 Euro 2024 down 69.4% volatile
36 Finland 8.45 Euro 2024 down 29.6% volatile
37 Paraguay 1.52 Euro 2024 up 151.1% rising
38 Iceland 1.11 Euro 2024 up 11.1% volatile
39 El Salvador 0.017 Euro 2022 down 99.9% 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 — 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
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This dataset covers the breakdown of premiums by insurance class for life and non-life insurance.