El Salvador vs Ethiopia: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP
El Salvador
0.0%
in 2019
Ethiopia
0.1%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
11th
Ethiopia rank
10th
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1994 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 11th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 74 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
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, El Salvador or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.1% against 0.0% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp between El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2016.
- How do El Salvador and Ethiopia rank globally for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 11th 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.
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Total economic damages from natural disasters as a share of GDP.