Belgium vs Canada: Insurance indicators — Penetration
Insurance indicators — Penetration over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7.55 Percentage of GDP against 6.96 Percentage of GDP in Canada, a difference of 0.59 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Canada ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Canada ranks 15th of 52 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.29 Percentage of GDP | 5.13 Percentage of GDP | 0.8475 Percentage of GDP | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.32 Percentage of GDP | 4.69 Percentage of GDP | 0.6364 Percentage of GDP | Belgium |
| 2000s | 8.65 Percentage of GDP | 6.92 Percentage of GDP | 1.73 Percentage of GDP | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.83 Percentage of GDP | 4.76 Percentage of GDP | 2.07 Percentage of GDP | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.59 Percentage of GDP | 6.56 Percentage of GDP | 0.032 Percentage of GDP | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance indicators — penetration, Belgium or Canada?
- Belgium, at 7.55 Percentage of GDP against 6.96 Percentage of GDP in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance indicators — penetration between Belgium and Canada?
- 0.59 Percentage of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for insurance indicators — penetration?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Canada ranks 15th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Insurance indicators — Penetration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset includes key indicators on the insurance industry, such as insurance penetration (gross written premiums as a percentage of GDP), insurance density (gross written premiums in USD per capita), the share of life and non-life insurance in the total insurance business (life and non-life gross written premiums as a percentage of gross premiums), the retention ratio (net written premiums as a percentage of gross premiums) and the reinsurance share (reinsurance accepted as a percentage of gross premiums). This dataset also shows the domestic market share of foreign-controlled undertakings and branches/agencies in each reporting jurisdiction, and the geographical distribution of premiums written within the OECD.