What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Argentina and Kenya?

935.80 million current united states dollars, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kenya?

14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Kenya: Direct disaster economic loss

Argentina

14.05 billion current united states dollars

in 2022

Kenya

13.12 billion current united states dollars

in 2023

Argentina rank

4th

Kenya rank

5th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Argentina
Kenya

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 14.05 billion current united states dollars against 13.12 billion current united states dollars in Kenya, a difference of 935.80 million current united states dollars.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kenya ahead.

Argentina ranks 4th and Kenya ranks 5th of 130 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	91.14 million current united states dollars	65.45 million current united states dollars	25.69 million current united states dollars	Argentina
2010s	1.05 billion current united states dollars	51.88 million current united states dollars	993.76 million current united states dollars	Argentina
2020s	14.05 billion current united states dollars	15,295 current united states dollars	14.05 billion current united states dollars	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Argentina or Kenya?: Argentina, at 14.05 billion current united states dollars against 13.12 billion current united states dollars in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Argentina and Kenya?: 935.80 million current united states dollars, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kenya?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Kenya rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Argentina ranks 4th and Kenya ranks 5th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Direct disaster economic loss
Unit: current united states dollars
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 130 places, 1,738 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars).