Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China vs United States: Insurance indicators — Penetration

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
18.53 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
United States
12.68 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd

Insurance indicators — Penetration over time

  • Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
  • United States
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How they compare

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China currently reports 18.53 Percentage of GDP against 12.68 Percentage of GDP in United States, a difference of 5.85 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China's figure about 1.5 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was United States ahead.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 52 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China United States Difference Ahead
2000s 10.84 Percentage of GDP 11.08 Percentage of GDP 0.244 Percentage of GDP United States
2010s 14.47 Percentage of GDP 10.99 Percentage of GDP 3.48 Percentage of GDP Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
2020s 19.63 Percentage of GDP 12.16 Percentage of GDP 7.46 Percentage of GDP Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance indicators — penetration, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China or United States?
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, at 18.53 Percentage of GDP against 12.68 Percentage of GDP in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance indicators — penetration between Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China and United States?
5.85 Percentage of GDP, with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China and United States?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China and United States rank globally for insurance indicators — penetration?
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd 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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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.