Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Japan
Japan: Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP was 1.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Japan, 1990–2020
Source: Sigma Reports, Swiss Re. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Japan is 1.7%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Japan peaked at 1.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1991.
Japan ranks 37th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +46.8% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 14.80 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 411.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.9434 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 951.96 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 86.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 861.99 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 914.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,108 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Japan?
- Non-life insurance premium volume to gdp in Japan was 1.7% in 2020, according to Sigma Reports, Swiss Re.
- What is the highest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest non-life insurance premium volume to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1991.
- How does Japan rank for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Japan ranks 37th out of 167 countries with data for 2020.
- Is non-life insurance premium volume to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as part of Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.