Australia vs Ethiopia: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP
Australia
0.1%
in 2018
Ethiopia
0.1%
in 2023
Australia rank
8th
Ethiopia rank
10th
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 74 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp, Australia or Ethiopia?
- Australia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ethiopia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp between Australia and Ethiopia?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ethiopia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2006.
- How do Australia and Ethiopia rank globally for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 74 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total economic damages from natural disasters as a share of GDP.