Canada vs United States of America: Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP

Canada
3.3%
in 2020
United States of America
3.4%
in 2020
Canada rank
6th
United States of America rank
5th

Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
01234199020052020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 5th of 167 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 2.3% 3.2% 0.8% United States of America
2000s 2.4% 3.4% 0.9% United States of America
2010s 2.6% 3.2% 0.6% United States of America
2020s 3.3% 3.4% 0.1% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-life insurance premium volume to gdp, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in non-life insurance premium volume to gdp between Canada and United States of America?
0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Canada ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 5th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 4,353 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Premium data is taken from various issues of Sigma reports (Swiss Re). Data on GDP in US dollars is from the electronic version of the World Development Indicators.