Direct economic loss attributed to disasters by country
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars)
Countries reporting
126
Highest
63.29 billion current united states dollars
United States
Lowest
0 current united states dollars
Vanuatu
Median
9.31 million current united states dollars
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
1,621
What the numbers show
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 63.29 billion current united states dollars in United States; the lowest is 0 current united states dollars in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.31 million current united states dollars, and the mean is 1.04 billion current united states dollars.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 14,744,200.0%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 63.29 billion current united states dollars | 2021 | up 247.3% | rising |
| 2 | Argentina | 14.05 billion current united states dollars | 2022 | up 20,570.8% | volatile |
| 3 | New Zealand | 7.28 billion current united states dollars | 2023 | up 17,141.9% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 7.25 billion current united states dollars | 2023 | up 115.9% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 6.86 billion current united states dollars | 2023 | up 766.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Uganda | 4.43 billion current united states dollars | 2022 | up 5,306.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Ukraine | 3.93 billion current united states dollars | 2023 | up 10,999.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Slovenia | 3.16 billion current united states dollars | 2023 | up 2,132.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Turkey | 2.79 billion current united states dollars | 2022 | up 41,714.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 2.68 billion current united states dollars | 2023 | up 434.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Chile | 2.29 billion current united states dollars | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Switzerland | 1.34 billion current united states dollars | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 1.31 billion current united states dollars | 2023 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Sudan | 1.27 billion current united states dollars | 2019 | up 14,744,200.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Guyana | 890.53 million current united states dollars | 2013 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Japan | 716.51 million current united states dollars | 2023 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Russia | 714.89 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Cameroon | 670.45 million current united states dollars | 2019 | up 2,079.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Colombia | 658.26 million current united states dollars | 2023 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Morocco | 609.12 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 469.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 521.66 million current united states dollars | 2020 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 22 | South Korea | 480.99 million current united states dollars | 2022 | up 313.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Australia | 392.89 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 555.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Mali | 373.79 million current united states dollars | 2017 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar | 343.19 million current united states dollars | 2018 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Guatemala | 251.47 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 3,701.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Ecuador | 246.99 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 921.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Bhutan | 243.04 million current united states dollars | 2018 | up 52,591.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Liberia | 212.29 million current united states dollars | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Burundi | 180.50 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 962.4% | volatile |
| 31 | South Africa | 171.00 million current united states dollars | 2017 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Myanmar | 158.22 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 1,436.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Angola | 156.34 million current united states dollars | 2020 | up 246.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Palestine | 151.79 million current united states dollars | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 129.84 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 910.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 115.41 million current united states dollars | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Eswatini | 110.28 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 3,188.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Tunisia | 98.71 million current united states dollars | 2018 | up 735,194.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Benin | 72.50 million current united states dollars | 2020 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 71.02 million current united states dollars | 2018 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Iran | 63.62 million current united states dollars | 2011 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Nepal | 62.33 million current united states dollars | 2021 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 58.00 million current united states dollars | 2020 | up 581.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 56.26 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 5,782.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Mongolia | 52.19 million current united states dollars | 2023 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Togo | 47.54 million current united states dollars | 2021 | up 17,153.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 33.08 million current united states dollars | 2013 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Malaysia | 26.02 million current united states dollars | 2022 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Uruguay | 23.19 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 20.18 million current united states dollars | 2022 | up 105,202.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Dominica | 20.11 million current united states dollars | 2014 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.73 million current united states dollars | 2014 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Pakistan | 18.25 million current united states dollars | 2018 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.07 million current united states dollars | 2020 | up 24,835.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Bolivia | 17.49 million current united states dollars | 2021 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Panama | 16.39 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 234.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Cuba | 16.17 million current united states dollars | 2021 | up 268,694.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Jordan | 14.55 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 729.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 12.85 million current united states dollars | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Finland | 12.21 million current united states dollars | 2019 | up 389.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 11.08 million current united states dollars | 2015 | up 1,324.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Laos | 10.54 million current united states dollars | 2012 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Malawi | 9.66 million current united states dollars | 2020 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Tanzania | 8.96 million current united states dollars | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.16 million current united states dollars | 2021 | up 28,237.9% | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 7.90 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 343.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 7.58 million current united states dollars | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Fiji | 7.11 million current united states dollars | 2022 | up 480.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Brazil | 7.01 million current united states dollars | 2014 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 5.20 million current united states dollars | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 4.94 million current united states dollars | 2020 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 4.27 million current united states dollars | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Cyprus | 4.19 million current united states dollars | 2018 | up 144,343.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Maldives | 3.29 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 938.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 3.13 million current united states dollars | 2022 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Venezuela | 2.47 million current united states dollars | 2015 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Vietnam | 2.27 million current united states dollars | 2019 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Samoa | 2.24 million current united states dollars | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Palau | 2.18 million current united states dollars | 2022 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Armenia | 2.17 million current united states dollars | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Jamaica | 2.12 million current united states dollars | 2023 | up 240,119.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.93 million current united states dollars | 2020 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Mauritius | 1.68 million current united states dollars | 2023 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 1.67 million current united states dollars | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Comoros | 1.46 million current united states dollars | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Ghana | 1.27 million current united states dollars | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Serbia | 987,336 current united states dollars | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 966,333 current united states dollars | 2023 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Tonga | 586,694 current united states dollars | 2020 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Barbados | 524,475 current united states dollars | 2018 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Namibia | 522,052 current united states dollars | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Montenegro | 422,080 current united states dollars | 2021 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Niger | 337,871 current united states dollars | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Honduras | 312,683 current united states dollars | 2015 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Syria | 281,588 current united states dollars | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Georgia | 233,828 current united states dollars | 2023 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Botswana | 202,364 current united states dollars | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Seychelles | 120,900 current united states dollars | 2017 | up 803.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Egypt | 99,450 current united states dollars | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Zambia | 95,305 current united states dollars | 2022 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82,877 current united states dollars | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Yemen | 36,484 current united states dollars | 2022 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Micronesia (country) | 32,695 current united states dollars | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Cape Verde | 25,950 current united states dollars | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Romania | 173 current united states dollars | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Belize | 65 current united states dollars | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 0 current united states dollars | 2020 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 107 | Belgium | 0 current united states dollars | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Bahrain | 0 current united states dollars | 2024 | — | flat |
| 107 | Belarus | 0 current united states dollars | 2023 | — | flat |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 0 current united states dollars | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Djibouti | 0 current united states dollars | 2012 | — | flat |
| 107 | Estonia | 0 current united states dollars | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Grenada | 0 current united states dollars | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Kenya | 0 current united states dollars | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Cambodia | 0 current united states dollars | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 current united states dollars | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Kuwait | 0 current united states dollars | 2020 | — | flat |
| 107 | Lebanon | 0 current united states dollars | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 0 current united states dollars | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Mozambique | 0 current united states dollars | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Qatar | 0 current united states dollars | 2023 | — | flat |
| 107 | Senegal | 0 current united states dollars | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Somalia | 0 current united states dollars | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | East Timor | 0 current united states dollars | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 0 current united states dollars | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars)