Direct economic loss attributed to disasters by country

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars).

Countries reporting
125
Highest
63.29 billion current united states dollars
United States
Lowest
0 current united states dollars
Yemen
Median
19.73 million current united states dollars
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
1,738

What the numbers show

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 63.29 billion current united states dollars in United States; the lowest is 0 current united states dollars in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.73 million current united states dollars, and the mean is 1.48 billion current united states dollars.

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

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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
130 places, 1,738 data points, 2005–2024
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Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars).