Direct economic loss attributed to disasters relative to GDP (%) by country

Countries reporting
111
Highest
0.2%
Guyana
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen, Republic of
Median
0.0%
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
1,687

What the numbers show

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters relative to GDP (%) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 0.2% in Guyana; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen, Republic of.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.0%.

Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 24,045,700.0%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters relative to GDP: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Guyana 0.2% 2013 down 15.9% volatile
2 Burundi 0.1% 2024 up 2,151.1% volatile
3 Kenya 0.1% 2023 up 120,096.0% volatile
4 Mozambique, Republic of 0.1% 2024 up 333.9% volatile
5 Uganda 0.1% 2022 up 3,416.6% volatile
6 Bhutan 0.1% 2018 up 26,791.9% volatile
7 Liberia 0.1% 2022 β€” volatile
8 Gambia, The 0.1% 2024 up 477.5% volatile
9 Haiti 0.0% 2023 up 60,515.0% volatile
10 Dominica 0.0% 2014 down 21.4% volatile
11 Sudan 0.0% 2019 up 24,045,700.0% volatile
12 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0.0% 2022 β€” volatile
13 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% 2014 down 94.6% volatile
14 Madagascar, Republic of 0.0% 2018 down 91.7% volatile
15 Mali 0.0% 2017 up 41.9% volatile
16 Argentina 0.0% 2022 up 18,904.6% volatile
17 Ukraine 0.0% 2023 up 11,378.1% volatile
18 Tonga 0.0% 2018 β€” volatile
19 Cameroon 0.0% 2019 up 1,432.7% volatile
20 Jamaica 0.0% 2024 β€” volatile
21 Philippines 0.0% 2024 down 32.5% volatile
22 Barbados 0.0% 2024 down 71.7% volatile
23 Indonesia 0.0% 2024 up 896.5% volatile
24 Algeria 0.0% 2024 up 11,298.6% volatile
25 Togo 0.0% 2024 down 87.3% volatile
26 Costa Rica 0.0% 2024 up 561.3% volatile
27 Croatia 0.0% 2023 down 0.7% volatile
28 Benin 0.0% 2020 down 98.3% volatile
29 Burkina Faso 0.0% 2018 down 92.0% volatile
30 Angola 0.0% 2024 down 82.9% volatile
31 Guatemala 0.0% 2024 up 68.6% volatile
32 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.0% 2024 up 420.2% volatile
33 Ecuador 0.0% 2024 up 677.0% volatile
34 Myanmar 0.0% 2024 down 85.6% volatile
35 Colombia 0.0% 2024 down 98.5% volatile
36 Comoros, Union of the 0.0% 2024 down 16.1% volatile
37 Sierra Leone 0.0% 2015 up 530.9% volatile
38 Peru 0.0% 2020 up 67.5% volatile
39 Brazil 0.0% 2024 up 86,636.6% volatile
40 Uruguay 0.0% 2024 up 381.2% volatile
41 France 0.0% 2023 up 73.5% rising
42 Tunisia 0.0% 2018 up 809,210.0% volatile
43 Namibia 0.0% 2024 β€” volatile
44 Armenia, Republic of 0.0% 2024 up 280.8% volatile
45 Solomon Islands 0.0% 2022 down 79.1% volatile
46 Chile 0.0% 2024 up 125.2% volatile
47 Mongolia 0.0% 2024 down 61.9% volatile
48 Nepal 0.0% 2021 down 4.8% volatile
49 Switzerland 0.0% 2023 down 11.6% falling
50 Fiji, Republic of 0.0% 2022 β€” volatile
51 Slovenia 0.0% 2024 β€” volatile
52 Mexico 0.0% 2024 up 390.6% volatile
53 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% 2020 down 78.1% volatile
54 Kyrgyz Republic 0.0% 2024 down 53.6% volatile
55 Nicaragua 0.0% 2013 up 10.5% volatile
56 Malawi 0.0% 2020 down 85.6% volatile
57 Albania 0.0% 2024 up 26.7% volatile
58 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0.0% 2021 up 37,875.2% volatile
59 Mauritius 0.0% 2024 up 2,896.2% volatile
60 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 83.4% volatile
61 Bulgaria 0.0% 2023 up 3,126.0% volatile
62 Niger 0.0% 2024 up 22.4% volatile
63 South Africa 0.0% 2017 up 68.8% volatile
64 Malaysia 0.0% 2024 down 12.6% volatile
65 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2023 up 2,397.3% volatile
66 Japan 0.0% 2024 down 19.4% falling
67 Russian Federation 0.0% 2024 up 15.1% volatile
68 Sweden 0.0% 2023 up 723,597.0% volatile
69 El Salvador 0.0% 2023 up 186.6% volatile
70 Panama 0.0% 2023 up 89.4% volatile
71 Cyprus 0.0% 2018 up 156,981.0% volatile
72 New Zealand 0.0% 2024 down 37.0% volatile
73 Cuba 0.0% 2021 up 179,797.0% volatile
74 Jordan 0.0% 2024 up 151.5% volatile
75 Botswana 0.0% 2024 down 59.7% volatile
76 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2024 β€” volatile
77 Serbia 0.0% 2024 down 97.2% volatile
78 Morocco 0.0% 2024 down 94.8% volatile
79 Australia 0.0% 2024 up 5,349.6% volatile
80 Maldives 0.0% 2024 up 25.3% volatile
81 Romania 0.0% 2024 up 31.6% volatile
82 Pakistan 0.0% 2018 down 99.2% volatile
83 Finland 0.0% 2019 up 363.1% volatile
84 Ghana 0.0% 2024 β€” volatile
85 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.0% 2024 down 80.0% volatile
86 Honduras 0.0% 2015 down 99.6% volatile
87 Georgia 0.0% 2024 down 98.7% volatile
88 Zambia 0.0% 2024 down 98.7% volatile
89 Seychelles 0.0% 2020 up 17.0% volatile
90 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% 2024 β€” volatile
91 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.0% 2021 down 86.3% volatile
92 Paraguay 0.0% 2023 down 99.9% volatile
93 Montenegro 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
94 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.0% 2024 up 135.9% volatile
95 Somalia 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
96 United Arab Emirates 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% flat
96 Belgium 0.0% 2023 β€” volatile
96 Bahrain, Kingdom of 0.0% 2024 β€” flat
96 Belarus, Republic of 0.0% 2024 β€” flat
96 Belize 0.0% 2011 β€” volatile
96 Djibouti 0.0% 2012 β€” flat
96 Estonia 0.0% 2024 β€” volatile
96 Grenada 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% volatile
96 Cambodia 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
96 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% volatile
96 Kuwait 0.0% 2020 β€” flat
96 Lebanon 0.0% 2021 β€” volatile
96 St. Lucia 0.0% 2014 β€” volatile
96 Qatar 0.0% 2024 β€” flat
96 Senegal 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% volatile
96 Yemen, Republic of 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters relative to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
125 places, 1,687 data points, 2005–2024
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