Portugal vs Spain: Insurance indicators — Penetration
Insurance indicators — Penetration over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.66 Percentage of GDP against 4.46 Percentage of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.2 Percentage of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 20th and Spain ranks 22nd of 52 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.17 Percentage of GDP | 3.13 Percentage of GDP | 0.9649 Percentage of GDP | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.99 Percentage of GDP | 4.4 Percentage of GDP | 0.4122 Percentage of GDP | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.04 Percentage of GDP | 5.57 Percentage of GDP | 1.47 Percentage of GDP | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.47 Percentage of GDP | 5.19 Percentage of GDP | 1.28 Percentage of GDP | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.71 Percentage of GDP | 4.69 Percentage of GDP | 0.0146 Percentage of GDP | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance indicators — penetration, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 4.66 Percentage of GDP against 4.46 Percentage of GDP in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance indicators — penetration between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.2 Percentage of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for insurance indicators — penetration?
- Portugal ranks 20th and Spain ranks 22nd 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.