Natural disasters economic damages in Spain
Spain: Natural disasters economic damages was 0.026 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.026
Change on year
down 79.6%
World rank
13th
of 74 countries
All-time high
0.9053
in 1981
All-time low
0.026
in 2024
Years of data
13
1980–2024
Natural disasters economic damages in Spain, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural disasters economic damages in Spain is 0.026, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 79.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, natural disasters economic damages in Spain peaked at 0.9053 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.026, in 2024.
Spain ranks 13th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural disasters economic damages in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1616 | — |
| 1981 | 0.9053 | +460.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1913 | -78.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2194 | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0526 | -76.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1462 | +178.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1337 | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1607 | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 0.159 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1377 | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5044 | +266.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1273 | -74.8% |
| 2024 | 0.026 | -79.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.026 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0109, 2.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3694 | 0.1616 | 0.9053 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.1849 | 0.0526 | 0.5044 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0766 | 0.026 | 0.1273 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More economy & growth data for Spain
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -19.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 298.15 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -13.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 217.71 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural disasters economic damages in Spain?
- Natural disasters economic damages in Spain was 0.026 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural disasters economic damages recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9053 in 1981.
- What is the lowest natural disasters economic damages recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.026 in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for natural disasters economic damages?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Spain 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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