Natural disasters economic damages in Philippines
Philippines: Natural disasters economic damages was 0.0068 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
0.0068
Change on year
down 41.9%
World rank
19th
of 74 countries
All-time high
0.0741
in 1991
All-time low
0
in 1978
Years of data
13
1978–2019
Natural disasters economic damages in Philippines, 1978–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.0068 for natural disasters economic damages in 2019.
That represents a change of down 41.9% on the previous year and down 55.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, natural disasters economic damages in Philippines peaked at 0.0741 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1978.
That places Philippines 19th out of 74 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0294 | 0 | 0.0741 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 | 0 | 0.0005 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 | 0.0068 | 0.0154 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More economy & growth data for Philippines
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -13.69 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.66 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 4,066 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 15.33 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 474.84 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 4,066 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 57.51 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.79 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 31.17 billion current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 4.19 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural disasters economic damages in Philippines?
- Natural disasters economic damages in Philippines was 0.0068 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural disasters economic damages recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0741 in 1991.
- What is the lowest natural disasters economic damages recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1978.
- How does Philippines rank for natural disasters economic damages?
- Philippines ranks 19th out of 74 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Philippines 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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