Estonia vs Netherlands: Insurance indicators — Penetration

Estonia
3.62 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Netherlands
8.26 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Estonia rank
3rd
Netherlands rank
1st

Insurance indicators — Penetration over time

  • Estonia
  • Netherlands
0246810199020072024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 8.26 Percentage of GDP against 3.62 Percentage of GDP in Estonia, a difference of 4.64 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.3 times Estonia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 1st of 7 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 1.24 Percentage of GDP 7.45 Percentage of GDP 6.2 Percentage of GDP Netherlands
2010s 3.1 Percentage of GDP 7.1 Percentage of GDP 4 Percentage of GDP Netherlands
2020s 3.36 Percentage of GDP 8.52 Percentage of GDP 5.16 Percentage of GDP Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance indicators — penetration, Estonia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 8.26 Percentage of GDP against 3.62 Percentage of GDP in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance indicators — penetration between Estonia and Netherlands?
4.64 Percentage of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Netherlands?
17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Netherlands rank globally for insurance indicators — penetration?
Estonia ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 1st of 7 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

Indicator
Insurance indicators — Penetration
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 1,565 data points, 1983–2024
Last refreshed

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.