Insurance indicators — Penetration in Türkiye

Türkiye: Insurance indicators — Penetration was 1.86 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.86 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 6.8%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
1.86 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
0.333 Percentage of GDP
in 1983
Years of data
40
1983–2024

Insurance indicators — Penetration in Türkiye, 1983–2024

0.511.521983200320241983: 0.333 Percentage of GDP1984: 0.388 Percentage of GDP1985: 0.37 Percentage of GDP1986: 0.375 Percentage of GDP1987: 0.421 Percentage of GDP1988: 0.443 Percentage of GDP1989: 0.46 Percentage of GDP1990: 0.566 Percentage of GDP1991: 0.643 Percentage of GDP1992: 0.747 Percentage of GDP1993: 0.853 Percentage of GDP1994: 0.823 Percentage of GDP1995: 0.812 Percentage of GDP1996: 0.865 Percentage of GDP1997: 0.98 Percentage of GDP1998: 1.1 Percentage of GDP1999: 1.4 Percentage of GDP2000: 1.2 Percentage of GDP2001: 1.1 Percentage of GDP2002: 1 Percentage of GDP2003: 1.1 Percentage of GDP2004: 1.1 Percentage of GDP2005: 1 Percentage of GDP2006: 1 Percentage of GDP2007: 1.2 Percentage of GDP2010: 1.2 Percentage of GDP2011: 1.2 Percentage of GDP2012: 1.3 Percentage of GDP2013: 1.3 Percentage of GDP2014: 1.2 Percentage of GDP2015: 1.3 Percentage of GDP2016: 1.5 Percentage of GDP2017: 1.4 Percentage of GDP2018: 1.3 Percentage of GDP2019: 1.4 Percentage of GDP2020: 1.5 Percentage of GDP2021: 1.4 Percentage of GDP2022: 1.5 Percentage of GDP2023: 1.7 Percentage of GDP2024: 1.9 Percentage of GDP

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

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 1.86 Percentage of GDP for insurance indicators — penetration in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insurance indicators — penetration in Türkiye peaked at 1.86 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.333 Percentage of GDP, in 1983.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3986 Percentage of GDP 0.333 Percentage of GDP 0.46 Percentage of GDP 7
1990s 0.8731 Percentage of GDP 0.566 Percentage of GDP 1.38 Percentage of GDP 10
2000s 1.09 Percentage of GDP 1.01 Percentage of GDP 1.23 Percentage of GDP 8
2010s 1.33 Percentage of GDP 1.18 Percentage of GDP 1.49 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 1.6 Percentage of GDP 1.39 Percentage of GDP 1.86 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Luxembourg 32.99 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 2 Hong Kong (China) 18.53 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 3 United States of America 12.68 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 4 South Africa 12.66 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is insurance indicators — penetration in Türkiye?
Insurance indicators — penetration in Türkiye was 1.86 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest insurance indicators — penetration recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 1.86 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest insurance indicators — penetration recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.333 Percentage of GDP in 1983.
How does Türkiye rank for insurance indicators — penetration?
Türkiye ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2024.
Is insurance indicators — penetration rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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.