Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP in Spain
Spain: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP in Spain, 1980–2024
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp in Spain is 0.0%, 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, annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2% | — |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +460.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -78.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -76.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +178.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +266.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -74.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -79.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -34.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 569.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp in Spain?
- Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp in Spain was 0.0% in 2024, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic damages from natural disasters as a share of GDP.