K65 · Insurance · 10 measures · 2 regions
Insurance protection gap
Global: 181 billion USD in 2024.
- 181 billion USD Disaster protection gap · Global · 2024
- 10Measures
- 1Countries · 2013–2024
Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · 12 records · Next period 2025
Every measure of insurance protection gap
10 measures: the same subject cut by product, segment, basis or form. Each has its own page with every record.
| Measure | Latest | Where and when | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality insurance protection gap | 414 billion USD | Global, 2023 | 2 |
| Total insurance protection gap | 1.83 trillion USD | Global, 2023 | 2 |
| Crop insurance protection gap | 77 billion USD | Global, 2023 | 1 |
| Disaster protection gap | 181 billion USD | Global, 2024 | 1 |
| Health insurance protection gap | 941 billion USD | Global, 2023 | 1 |
| Health insurance protection gap growth | 5.4% | Global, 2023 | 1 |
| Natural catastrophe insurance protection gap | 385 billion USD | Global, 2023 | 1 |
| Natural catastrophe insurance protection gap growth | 5.2% | Global, 2023 | 1 |
| Total insurance protection gap compound annual nominal growth rate | 3.6% | Global, 2013–2023 | 1 |
| Total insurance protection gap nominal growth rate | 3.1% | Global, 2023 | 1 |
Frequently asked questions
What does insurance protection gap measure?
The uninsured portion of financial resources required to fully mitigate a specified risk.
What is the latest disaster protection gap?
Global: 181 billion USD in 2024.
Which countries does this insurance protection gap data cover?
1 country.
Where does the data come from?
From 2 documents published by Swiss Re. Every figure links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row it was read from.
How often is it updated?
Annual; the newest figure covers 2024, and the next release should cover 2025.
Sources
2 documents from 1 publisher. Each links to the publisher's own copy.
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| sigma Resilience Index 2024: Encouraging resilience gains, but more is needed | Swiss Re | — | 11 |
| sigma 1/2025: Natural catastrophes: insured losses on trend to USD 145 billion in 2025 | Swiss Re | — | 1 |
Cite this page
Published under CC BY 4.0: free to reuse, including commercially, with attribution to StatOrigin and the original publisher. To cite one figure, open its record.
StatOrigin. (2026). Insurance protection gap statistics [Data set]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/insurance-protection-gap
"Insurance protection gap statistics." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/insurance-protection-gap. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Insurance protection gap statistics." Data set, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://statorigin.org/statistics/insurance-protection-gap.
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