South Africa (2023)
2.5
% of GDP
-0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
10
years of data

Data

South Africa Non-Life Insurance Premium Penetration (% of GDP) (2023) — source data. OECD.
Year % of GDP Change
2023 2.5 -0.4pp
2022 2.9 +0.6pp
2021 2.3 -0.1pp
2020 2.4 n/a
2016 2.3 -0.1pp
2015 2.4 +0.1pp
2014 2.3 -0.3pp
2013 2.6 n/a
2011 2.7 +0.1pp
2010 2.6 n/a

About this Dataset

South Africa recorded 2.5 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was -0.4pp. Across 2010–2023 the series ranges from 2.3 in 2021 to 2.9 in 2022.

This page tracks non-life insurance (P&C) gross written premiums as a share of GDP in South Africa 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 South Africa 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 2023. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2023 (10 observations).

The series peaked at 2.9 % of GDP in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.3 in 2021. The latest reading of 2.5 in 2023 represents a change of -0.4pp.