Ireland (2024)
8.2
% of GDP
+0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data

Data

Ireland Life Insurance Premium Penetration (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. OECD.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 8.2 +0.6pp
2023 7.6 +1.5pp
2022 6.1 -2.7pp
2021 8.8 +0.9pp
2020 7.9 -0.9pp
2019 8.8 -0.4pp
2018 9.2 -2.2pp
2017 11.4 -0.7pp
2016 12.1 -0.6pp
2015 12.7 -3.3pp
2014 16 +1.1pp
2013 14.9 -1pp
2012 15.9 +1.4pp
2011 14.5 -1.8pp
2010 16.3 +0.4pp
2009 15.9 +0.8pp
2008 15.1 -4.2pp
2007 19.3 +3.8pp
2006 15.5 +1.7pp
2005 13.8 +1.6pp

About this Dataset

Ireland recorded 8.2 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was +0.6pp. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 6.1 in 2022 to 19.3 in 2007.

This page tracks life insurance gross written premiums as a share of GDP in Ireland 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 Ireland 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 (24 observations).

The series peaked at 19.3 % of GDP in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.1 in 2022. The latest reading of 8.2 in 2024 represents a change of +0.6pp.