Belgium vs Singapore: Insurance indicators — Penetration
Insurance indicators — Penetration over time
- Belgium
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 8.25 Percentage of GDP against 7.55 Percentage of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.7 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Singapore ranks 12th of 52 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.15 Percentage of GDP | 7.03 Percentage of GDP | 1.12 Percentage of GDP | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.91 Percentage of GDP | 7.54 Percentage of GDP | 0.6253 Percentage of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 6.36 Percentage of GDP | 9.53 Percentage of GDP | 3.17 Percentage of GDP | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance indicators — penetration, Belgium or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 8.25 Percentage of GDP against 7.55 Percentage of GDP in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insurance indicators — penetration between Belgium and Singapore?
- 0.7 Percentage of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Singapore?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Singapore rank globally for insurance indicators — penetration?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Singapore ranks 12th 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.