Insurance data include: all gross insurance premiums and those relating only to direct insurance; spending on insurance per capita; and the market share of national insurance by country, relative to the OECD market total.

Insurance spending is defined as the ratio of direct gross premiums to GDP, which represents the relative importance of the insurance industry in the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of GDP.

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Gross insurance premiums, defined as the total insurance premiums in the reporting country, are a major indicator of the importance of the insurance industry in the economy of the country. This indicator is shown in million USD.