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.

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.

Gross direct insurance premiums, defined as gross insurance premiums for direct insurance for a reporting country, divided by the population, represent the average insurance spending per capita in the country. This indicator is shown in USD per capita.

National insurance market share is defined as a country's national insurance market compared with the OECD insurance market total. It measures the importance of the national insurance market as an index using the OECD insurance market total as base; OECD=100.