United States of America vs Viet Nam: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP

United States of America
0.0%
in 2025
Viet Nam
0.0%
in 2024
United States of America rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
21st

Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP over time

  • United States of America
  • Viet Nam
00.511.52198720062025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.8 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 74 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% United States of America
2000s 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% Viet Nam
2010s 0.0% 0.3% 0.2% Viet Nam
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, United States of America or Viet Nam?
United States of America, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp between United States of America and Viet Nam?
0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do United States of America and Viet Nam rank globally for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
United States of America ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 21st 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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Indicator
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
74 places, 1,048 data points, 1960–2025
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Total economic damages from natural disasters as a share of GDP.