Insurance indicators — Penetration in Ireland
Ireland: Insurance indicators — Penetration was 11.69 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insurance indicators — Penetration in Ireland, 1983–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, insurance indicators — penetration in Ireland stood at 11.69 Percentage of GDP.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance indicators — penetration in Ireland peaked at 23.06 Percentage of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.59 Percentage of GDP, in 1983.
That places Ireland 7th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7 Percentage of GDP | 7.59 Percentage of GDP | 9.64 Percentage of GDP | 7 |
| 1990s | 9.43 Percentage of GDP | 7.86 Percentage of GDP | 14.06 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.27 Percentage of GDP | 13.44 Percentage of GDP | 23.06 Percentage of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.64 Percentage of GDP | 11.54 Percentage of GDP | 20.19 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.88 Percentage of GDP | 8.63 Percentage of GDP | 12.52 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 4 South Africa 12.66 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Sweden 12.38 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 United Kingdom 11.75 Percentage of GDP compare
- 8 Denmark 11.61 Percentage of GDP compare
- 9 France 10.97 Percentage of GDP compare
- 10 Taiwan Province of China 10.79 Percentage of GDP compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance indicators — penetration in Ireland?
- Insurance indicators — penetration in Ireland was 11.69 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest insurance indicators — penetration recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.06 Percentage of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest insurance indicators — penetration recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.59 Percentage of GDP in 1983.
- How does Ireland rank for insurance indicators — penetration?
- Ireland ranks 7th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insurance indicators — penetration rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Insurance indicators — Penetration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.