France Life Insurance Premium Penetration (% of GDP) (2024)
France's Life Insurance Premium Penetration (% of GDP): 6.3 % of GDP in 2024, +0.6pp YoY. OECD (OECD.DAF.CM:DSD_INS@DF_IND), 2000–2024.
France (2024)
6.3
% of GDP
+0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.3 | +0.6pp |
| 2023 | 5.7 | -0.1pp |
| 2022 | 5.8 | -0.3pp |
| 2021 | 6.1 | +0.9pp |
| 2020 | 5.2 | -1pp |
| 2019 | 6.2 | +0.1pp |
| 2018 | 6.1 | unchanged |
| 2017 | 6.1 | -0.1pp |
| 2016 | 6.2 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 6.2 | +0.2pp |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.4pp |
| 2013 | 5.6 | +0.2pp |
| 2012 | 5.4 | -0.7pp |
| 2011 | 6.1 | +4.4pp |
| 2010 | 1.7 | unchanged |
| 2009 | 1.7 | -4.4pp |
| 2008 | 6.1 | -1.1pp |
| 2007 | 7.2 | -0.7pp |
| 2006 | 7.9 | +1.1pp |
| 2005 | 6.8 | +0.6pp |
About this Dataset
France recorded 6.3 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was +0.6pp. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 1.7 in 2009 to 7.9 in 2006.
This page tracks life insurance gross written premiums as a share of GDP in France from 2000 to present. Life insurance penetration measures the depth of long-term savings mobilisation through the insurance channel.
Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks life insurance gross written premiums as a share of GDP in France from 2000 to present. Life insurance penetration measures the depth of long-term savings mobilisation through the insurance channel. 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 7.9 % of GDP in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.7 in 2009. The latest reading of 6.3 in 2024 represents a change of +0.6pp.