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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

Indicator
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters
Unit
current united states dollars
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,621 data points, 2005–2024
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Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars)