Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Japan
Japan: Insurance company assets to GDP (%) was 80.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Insurance company assets to GDP in Japan, 1980–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance company assets to gdp in Japan is 80.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance company assets to gdp in Japan peaked at 80.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1980.
Japan ranks 12th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.8% | — |
| 1981 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 21.9% | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 23.6% | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 26.7% | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 32.7% | +22.3% |
| 1987 | 37.2% | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 41.1% | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 40.6% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 34.4% | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 35.6% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 62.1% | +59.5% |
| 1999 | 65.8% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 64.8% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +5.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 80.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 4.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 80.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.6%, 6.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +59.5% | 38.9% | 62.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.7% | 16.8% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 34.4% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 64.8% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 69.0% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance company assets to gdp in Japan?
- Insurance company assets to gdp in Japan was 80.2% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for insurance company assets to gdp?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is insurance company assets to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Insurance company assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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