India (2020)
4.2
% of GDP
+0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
6
years of data

Data

India Insurance Premium Penetration (% of GDP) (2020) — source data. OECD.
Year % of GDP Change
2020 4.2 +0.4pp
2019 3.8 n/a
2017 3.6 unchanged
2016 3.6 +0.2pp
2015 3.4 n/a
2011 3.8 n/a

About this Dataset

India recorded 4.2 % of GDP in 2020. The latest change was +0.4pp. Across 2011–2020 the series ranges from 3.4 in 2015 to 4.2 in 2020.

This page tracks total insurance gross written premiums as a share of GDP in India 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 India 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 2020. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2011–2020 (6 observations).

The series peaked at 4.2 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.4 in 2015. The latest reading of 4.2 in 2020 represents a change of +0.4pp.