Insurance indicators — Penetration in Latvia

Latvia: Insurance indicators — Penetration was 3.05 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.05 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 7.4%
Rank
5th
of 9 groups
All-time high
3.05 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
1.84 Percentage of GDP
in 2010
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Insurance indicators — Penetration in Latvia, 2009–2024

01232009201620242009: 2 Percentage of GDP2010: 1.8 Percentage of GDP2011: 2.1 Percentage of GDP2012: 2.1 Percentage of GDP2013: 2.1 Percentage of GDP2014: 2.3 Percentage of GDP2015: 2.2 Percentage of GDP2016: 2.2 Percentage of GDP2017: 2.5 Percentage of GDP2018: 2.7 Percentage of GDP2019: 2.9 Percentage of GDP2020: 2.7 Percentage of GDP2021: 2.6 Percentage of GDP2022: 2.8 Percentage of GDP2023: 2.8 Percentage of GDP2024: 3.1 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 3.05 Percentage of GDP for insurance indicators — penetration in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insurance indicators — penetration in Latvia peaked at 3.05 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.84 Percentage of GDP, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.99 Percentage of GDP 1.99 Percentage of GDP 1.99 Percentage of GDP 1
2010s 2.29 Percentage of GDP 1.84 Percentage of GDP 2.9 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 2.8 Percentage of GDP 2.63 Percentage of GDP 3.05 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 2 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 18.53 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 3 United States 12.68 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 4 South Africa 12.66 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 5 Sweden 12.38 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 6 United Kingdom 11.75 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 7 Ireland 11.69 Percentage of GDP compare
  7. 8 Denmark 11.61 Percentage of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 62 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insurance indicators — penetration in Latvia?
Insurance indicators — penetration in Latvia was 3.05 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest insurance indicators — penetration recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 3.05 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest insurance indicators — penetration recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.84 Percentage of GDP in 2010.
How does Latvia rank for insurance indicators — penetration?
Latvia ranks 5th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
Is insurance indicators — penetration rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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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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.