Direct disaster economic loss by country
Countries reporting
125
Highest
63.29 billion
United States
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
19.73 million
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
1,738
What the numbers show
Direct disaster economic loss is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 63.29 billion in United States; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.73 million, and the mean is 1.48 billion.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 14,733,900.0%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
Direct disaster economic loss: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 63.29 billion | 2021 | up 247.3% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 19.03 billion | 2024 | up 1,550.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Bolivia | 18.13 billion | 2022 | up 70,380.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Argentina | 14.05 billion | 2022 | up 20,576.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Kenya | 13.12 billion | 2023 | up 212,080.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Philippines | 7.38 billion | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 7.25 billion | 2023 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 5.78 billion | 2024 | up 82,234.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 4.43 billion | 2022 | up 5,306.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Ukraine | 3.93 billion | 2023 | up 10,995.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Algeria | 3.14 billion | 2024 | up 12,626.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 2.75 billion | 2024 | up 625.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Mozambique | 2.64 billion | 2024 | up 515.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Turkey | 1.69 billion | 2022 | up 25,141.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 1.53 billion | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 1.44 billion | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 17 | Sudan | 1.27 billion | 2019 | up 14,733,900.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 1.18 billion | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Guyana | 890.55 million | 2013 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Haiti | 856.55 million | 2023 | up 87,475.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Palestine | 776.62 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Russia | 721.31 million | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 23 | South Korea | 715.14 million | 2023 | up 3,020.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 679.56 million | 2024 | up 1,121.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Cameroon | 670.45 million | 2019 | up 2,079.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 602.66 million | 2024 | up 189.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Peru | 521.67 million | 2020 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Croatia | 410.53 million | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Guatemala | 381.83 million | 2024 | up 220.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Burundi | 378.86 million | 2024 | up 2,130.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Angola | 378.56 million | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Mali | 373.79 million | 2017 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 372.98 million | 2024 | up 819.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Madagascar | 343.19 million | 2018 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Jamaica | 323.16 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Laos | 287.21 million | 2024 | up 13,512.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Bhutan | 243.04 million | 2018 | up 52,590.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Liberia | 212.29 million | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Myanmar | 208.48 million | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Uruguay | 203.64 million | 2024 | up 535.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Malaysia | 198.80 million | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Australia | 171.31 million | 2024 | up 6,593.5% | volatile |
| 43 | South Africa | 171.00 million | 2017 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Tanzania | 150.19 million | 2018 | up 46,149.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Sweden | 141.38 million | 2023 | up 737,655.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Gambia | 135.95 million | 2024 | up 958.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Togo | 109.73 million | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 100.77 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Tunisia | 98.60 million | 2018 | up 734,334.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Barbados | 96.45 million | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Benin | 72.50 million | 2020 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 71.02 million | 2018 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Iran | 63.62 million | 2011 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Nepal | 62.33 million | 2021 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 56.22 million | 2023 | up 5,772.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Armenia | 52.44 million | 2024 | up 733.4% | volatile |
| 57 | New Zealand | 38.99 million | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Mongolia | 38.48 million | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 59 | East Timor | 34.10 million | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Romania | 27.41 million | 2024 | up 143.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Namibia | 26.67 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Dominica | 20.11 million | 2014 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.73 million | 2014 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Pakistan | 18.25 million | 2018 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 17.94 million | 2024 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Eswatini | 17.46 million | 2024 | up 497.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.34 million | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 16.39 million | 2023 | up 234.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Cuba | 16.17 million | 2021 | up 268,694.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Morocco | 15.13 million | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Finland | 12.26 million | 2019 | up 391.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 12.15 million | 2013 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 11.08 million | 2015 | up 1,323.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Mauritius | 10.23 million | 2024 | up 3,649.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.81 million | 2024 | up 455.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 9.68 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Malawi | 9.66 million | 2020 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Serbia | 8.82 million | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Tonga | 8.58 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Niger | 8.51 million | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.23 million | 2021 | up 28,459.4% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 7.90 million | 2023 | up 343.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Jordan | 7.80 million | 2024 | up 265.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Marshall Islands | 7.58 million | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Fiji | 7.10 million | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Egypt | 5.24 million | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 4.94 million | 2020 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Cyprus | 4.19 million | 2018 | up 143,798.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Comoros | 4.12 million | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Solomon Islands | 3.13 million | 2022 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Botswana | 2.87 million | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Venezuela | 2.47 million | 2015 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Vietnam | 2.27 million | 2019 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Samoa | 2.24 million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Palau | 2.18 million | 2022 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.93 million | 2020 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | 1.67 million | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Ghana | 1.66 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Maldives | 601,336 | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 432,000 | 2021 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Georgia | 401,358 | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Honduras | 312,615 | 2015 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Syria | 281,588 | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Moldova | 270,802 | 2022 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 213,071 | 2024 | up 216.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Zambia | 211,489 | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Paraguay | 166,298 | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 147,929 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Micronesia (country) | 32,695 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Cape Verde | 25,950 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Seychelles | 7,834 | 2020 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Montenegro | 7,790 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Somalia | 36 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 114 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 114 | Belgium | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Belize | 0 | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Estonia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Grenada | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Cambodia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Lebanon | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Senegal | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Yemen | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |