Natural disasters economic damages in Canada
Canada: Natural disasters economic damages was 0.159 in 1988. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1988)
0.159
Change on year
up 195.0%
World rank
7th
of 74 countries
All-time high
0.353
in 1977
All-time low
0
in 1961
Years of data
8
1961–1988
Natural disasters economic damages in Canada, 1961–1988
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 1988, natural disasters economic damages in Canada stood at 0.159.
That represents a change of up 195.0% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural disasters economic damages in Canada peaked at 0.353 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.
That places Canada 7th out of 74 countries with data for 1988, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.334 | 0.3073 | 0.353 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.1779 | 0.0539 | 0.2735 | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Canada
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -0.8457 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.07 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 45,418 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 9.32 (2022)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 1.89 trillion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 45,418 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.4 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -6.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 202.56 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural disasters economic damages in Canada?
- Natural disasters economic damages in Canada was 0.159 in 1988, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural disasters economic damages recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.353 in 1977.
- What is the lowest natural disasters economic damages recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for natural disasters economic damages?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 74 countries with data for 1988.
- Is natural disasters economic damages rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural disasters economic damages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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