Natural disasters economic damages by country
Countries reporting
58
Highest
1.53
Malawi
Lowest
0
Mozambique
Median
0
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
1,050
What the numbers show
Natural disasters economic damages is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 1.53 in Malawi; the lowest is 0 in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 0.0883.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 127.9%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 100.0%).
Natural disasters economic damages: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 1.53 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 1.2 | 2024 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Morocco | 0.7953 | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Chile | 0.5231 | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2762 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 0.2105 | 2025 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 0.159 | 1988 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 0.0837 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Haiti | 0.0773 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 0.0655 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | El Salvador | 0.0407 | 2019 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Panama | 0.0305 | 2019 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 0.026 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | India | 0.0232 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Benin | 0.0208 | 1985 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Guatemala | 0.0171 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Uruguay | 0.0109 | 2023 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 18 | United States | 0.0101 | 2025 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Philippines | 0.0068 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 20 | China | 0.0052 | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Vietnam | 0.0021 | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Zambia | 0.0012 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Namibia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Pakistan | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 0 | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Lesotho | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Portugal | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Senegal | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Somalia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Eswatini | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Chad | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Thailand | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Uganda | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Indonesia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Bolivia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Botswana | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Cameroon | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Cuba | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Ghana | 0 | 1985 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Gambia | 0 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Honduras | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritania | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Iran | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Iraq | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Cambodia | 0 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 0 | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Mozambique | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |