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Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed was 32,545 million current US$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
32,545 million current US$
Change on year
down 98.3%
World rank
10th
of 76 countries
All-time high
5.00 million million current US$
in 2016
All-time low
32,545 million current US$
in 2022
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed in Republic of Korea, 2015–2022

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M2015201820222015: 1.2M million current US$2016: 5.0M million current US$2017: 1.1M million current US$2018: 1.2M million current US$2019: 2.9M million current US$2020: 3.2M million current US$2021: 2.0M million current US$2022: 32.5k million current US$

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in million current US$.

Analysis

In 2022, direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed in Republic of Korea stood at 32,545 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 98.3% on the previous year and down 97.4% over ten years.

Republic of Korea ranks 10th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed in Republic of Korea, year by year

Year million current US$ Change
2015 1.24 million million current US$ —
2016 5.00 million million current US$ +303.8%
2017 1.06 million million current US$ -78.8%
2018 1.19 million million current US$ +12.0%
2019 2.90 million million current US$ +143.7%
2020 3.18 million million current US$ +9.7%
2021 1.96 million million current US$ -38.5%
2022 32,545 million current US$ -98.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.28 million million current US$ 1.06 million million current US$ 5.00 million million current US$ 5
2020s 1.72 million million current US$ 32,545 million current US$ 3.18 million million current US$ 3

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  35. 13 Mali 0 million current US$
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  56. 13 Tunisia 0 million current US$
  57. 13 Türkiye 0 million current US$
  58. 13 Uganda 0 million current US$
  59. 13 United Republic of Tanzania 0 million current US$
  60. 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 million current US$
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Frequently asked questions

What is direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed in Republic of Korea?
Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed in Republic of Korea was 32,545 million current US$ in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 5.00 million million current US$ in 2016.
What is the lowest direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 32,545 million current US$ in 2022.
How does Republic of Korea rank for direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed?
Republic of Korea ranks 10th out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
Is direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed attributed to disasters (millions of current United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed attributed to disasters (millions of current United States dollars)
Unit
million current US$
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
76 places, 768 data points, 2005–2024
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