China vs United States of America: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP
China
0.0%
in 2024
United States of America
0.0%
in 2025
China rank
20th
United States of America rank
18th
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP over time
- China
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.9 times China's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1988 it was China ahead.
China ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 18th of 74 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | China |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | China |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States of America |
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, China or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.0% against 0.0% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp between China and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do China and United States of America rank globally for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
- China ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 18th 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.