Netherlands vs Sweden: Insurance indicators — Penetration
Insurance indicators — Penetration over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.38 Percentage of GDP against 8.26 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 4.12 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Netherlands ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 5th of 9 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.24 Percentage of GDP | 5.43 Percentage of GDP | 0.8036 Percentage of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 8.27 Percentage of GDP | 6.82 Percentage of GDP | 1.45 Percentage of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.1 Percentage of GDP | 6.7 Percentage of GDP | 0.4043 Percentage of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.52 Percentage of GDP | 11.12 Percentage of GDP | 2.61 Percentage of GDP | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance indicators — penetration, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.38 Percentage of GDP against 8.26 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance indicators — penetration between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 4.12 Percentage of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for insurance indicators — penetration?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 5th of 9 groups.
- 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.