Belgium (2024)
7.5
% of GDP
+0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data

Data

Belgium Insurance Premium Penetration (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. OECD.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 7.5 +0.1pp
2023 7.4 +1.5pp
2022 5.9 -0.3pp
2021 6.2 +0.2pp
2020 6 -0.1pp
2019 6.1 unchanged
2018 6.1 +0.1pp
2017 6 -0.2pp
2016 6.2 -0.3pp
2015 6.5 -0.4pp
2014 6.9 unchanged
2013 6.9 -1.3pp
2012 8.2 +0.7pp
2011 7.5 -0.4pp
2010 7.9 -0.1pp
2009 8 -0.2pp
2008 8.2 -0.8pp
2007 9 +0.1pp
2006 8.9 -1.9pp
2005 10.8 +1.4pp

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded 7.5 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was +0.1pp. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 5.9 in 2022 to 10.8 in 2005.

This page tracks total insurance gross written premiums as a share of GDP in Belgium from 2000 to present. Insurance penetration is the primary measure of financial services sector development and household risk protection depth.

Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total insurance gross written premiums as a share of GDP in Belgium from 2000 to present. Insurance penetration is the primary measure of financial services sector development and household risk protection depth. It is published by OECD and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2024 (25 observations).

The series peaked at 10.8 % of GDP in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.9 in 2022. The latest reading of 7.5 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1pp.