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.
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
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 3.82 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.7 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 29,763 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 10.6 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 1.47 trillion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 29,763 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -11.68 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -12.64 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 158.34 billion current LCU (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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