Insurance company assets to GDP in Japan

Japan: Insurance company assets to GDP was 80.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
80.2%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
12th
of 138 countries
All-time high
80.2%
in 2020
All-time low
16.8%
in 1980
Years of data
41
1980–2020

Insurance company assets to GDP in Japan, 1980–2020

204060801980200020201980: 16.8 %1981: 17.2 %1982: 19 %1983: 21.9 %1984: 23.6 %1985: 26.7 %1986: 32.7 %1987: 37.2 %1988: 41.1 %1989: 40.6 %1990: 39 %1991: 34.4 %1992: 35.6 %1993: 38 %1994: 36.6 %1995: 39.3 %1996: 39.2 %1997: 38.9 %1998: 62.1 %1999: 65.8 %2000: 64.8 %2001: 65.6 %2002: 66.4 %2003: 67.4 %2004: 68.3 %2005: 74.2 %2006: 73.9 %2007: 72.5 %2008: 69.3 %2009: 70.4 %2010: 69 %2011: 71.2 %2012: 74.4 %2013: 74.4 %2014: 76.6 %2015: 73.8 %2016: 74.7 %2017: 74.6 %2018: 73.9 %2019: 76.2 %2020: 80.2 %

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

Annual values for Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Japan, 1980 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Ireland 91.4% compare
  2. 10 Canada 83.7% compare
  3. 11 Belgium 81.9% compare
  4. 13 Republic of Korea 73.6% compare
  5. 14 Netherlands 69.0% compare
  6. 15 Germany 67.9% compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

More financial sector data for Japan

All data for Japan →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 41 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Insurance company assets to GDP in Japan. Statizoid, drawing on Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/stat/insurance-company-assets-to-gdp-percent/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/stat/insurance-company-assets-to-gdp-percent/japan/">Insurance company assets to GDP in Japan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Insurance company assets to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Nonbanking financial database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,595 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Data taken from a variety of sources such as AXCO and national sources.