K65 · Insurance · Global
Disaster protection gap
Global: 181 billion USD in 2024.
- 181 billion USD Latest · Global · 2024
- Annual Release cadence
- 1 Record · 1 region · 2024
Verified 15 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2025
The figure
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Disaster protection gap
Global, 2024
Every record
1 record · 1 region · 2024. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- The difference between total economic losses and insured losses arising from disaster events.
- Measure
- One slice of Insurance protection gap ( form: level, segment: disaster ) . The uninsured portion of financial resources required to fully mitigate a specified risk. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
- Limitations
- Values are shown as published; StatOrigin does not revise, fill gaps or convert currencies.
- Verification
- Each value, unit, period and place was checked against its source evidence before publication. See the methodology and the corrections process.
Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| sigma 1/2025: Natural catastrophes: insured losses on trend to USD 145 billion in 2025 | Swiss Re | — | 1 |
Other slices of insurance protection gap
- Mortality insurance protection gap 2 mortality
- Total insurance protection gap 2
- Crop insurance protection gap 1 crop
- Health insurance protection gap 1 health
- Health insurance protection gap growth 1 health
- Natural catastrophe insurance protection gap 1 natural catastrophe
- Natural catastrophe insurance protection gap growth 1 natural catastrophe
- Total insurance protection gap compound annual nominal growth rate 1 nominal · compound annual
- Total insurance protection gap nominal growth rate 1 nominal
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest disaster protection gap?
Global: 181 billion USD in 2024.
Where does this data come from?
From 1 document published by Swiss Re. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2024; the next release should cover 2025. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
Can I use this data?
Yes. StatOrigin publishes it under CC BY 4.0: you may copy, chart and republish it, including commercially, with attribution to StatOrigin and to the original publisher.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Disaster protection gap [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/disaster-protection-gap
"Disaster protection gap." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/disaster-protection-gap. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Disaster protection gap." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/disaster-protection-gap.
@misc{statorigin_disaster_protection_gap_2026, title = {Disaster protection gap}, author = {{StatOrigin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://statorigin.org/indicators/disaster-protection-gap}, note = {Data set. Accessed 2026-10-28} }