Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Insurance indicators — Penetration
Insurance indicators — Penetration over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.4 Percentage of GDP against 2.28 Percentage of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.12 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 36th of 52 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.32 Percentage of GDP | 2.16 Percentage of GDP | 0.1595 Percentage of GDP | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.25 Percentage of GDP | 2.29 Percentage of GDP | 0.0364 Percentage of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance indicators — penetration, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.4 Percentage of GDP against 2.28 Percentage of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance indicators — penetration between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.12 Percentage of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for insurance indicators — penetration?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 36th 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.