Germany (2024)
5.9
% of GDP
+0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
22
years of data

Data

Germany Insurance Premium Penetration (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. OECD.
Year % of GDP Change
2024 5.9 +0.4pp
2023 5.5 -0.3pp
2022 5.8 -0.7pp
2021 6.5 -0.3pp
2020 6.8 +0.3pp
2019 6.5 +0.3pp
2018 6.2 unchanged
2017 6.2 +0.1pp
2016 6.1 -0.1pp
2015 6.2 -0.2pp
2014 6.4 -0.2pp
2013 6.6 +0.1pp
2012 6.5 n/a
2008 6.3 -0.1pp
2007 6.4 -0.2pp
2006 6.6 -0.4pp
2005 7 +0.1pp
2004 6.9 +0.1pp
2003 6.8 +0.2pp
2002 6.6 +0.3pp

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 5.9 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was +0.4pp. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 5.5 in 2023 to 7 in 2005.

This page tracks total insurance gross written premiums as a share of GDP in Germany 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 Germany 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 (22 observations).

The series peaked at 7 % of GDP in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.5 in 2023. The latest reading of 5.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.4pp.