Ireland (2024)
3.5
% of GDP
-1.4pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.4pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data

Data

Ireland Non-Life Insurance Premium Penetration (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. OECD.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 3.5 -1.4pp
2023 4.9 +2.5pp
2022 2.4 +0.3pp
2021 2.1 -0.5pp
2020 2.6 unchanged
2019 2.6 +0.2pp
2018 2.4 -0.2pp
2017 2.6 -2.7pp
2016 5.3 +2.2pp
2015 3.1 -0.2pp
2014 3.3 -0.1pp
2013 3.4 -0.4pp
2012 3.8 +0.1pp
2011 3.7 -0.2pp
2010 3.9 +0.2pp
2009 3.7 -0.2pp
2008 3.9 +0.1pp
2007 3.8 -0.2pp
2006 4 -0.3pp
2005 4.3 -0.3pp

About this Dataset

Ireland recorded 3.5 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was -1.4pp. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 2.1 in 2021 to 5.3 in 2016.

This page tracks non-life insurance (P&C) gross written premiums as a share of GDP in Ireland from 2000 to present. Non-life penetration measures commercial risk transfer capacity and SME insurance coverage depth.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks non-life insurance (P&C) gross written premiums as a share of GDP in Ireland from 2000 to present. Non-life penetration measures commercial risk transfer capacity and SME insurance coverage 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 (24 observations).

The series peaked at 5.3 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.1 in 2021. The latest reading of 3.5 in 2024 represents a change of -1.4pp.