Natural catastrophe economic losses (year to date)

Losses were slightly below the inflation-adjusted average figures for the first half of the year over the past ten years (overall losses: US$ 113bn; insured losses: US$ 50bn), but significantly below the 5-year average figures (overall losses: US$ 136bn; insured losses: US$ 66bn).

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Munich Re. (2025). Lower losses, growing risks: the natural disaster review for the first half of 2026. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.munichre.com/en/company/media-relations/media-information-and-corporate-news/media-information/2026/natural-disaster-figures-first-half-2026.html. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC7C757DZQG3AW6Q657

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Munich Re. "Lower losses, growing risks: the natural disaster review for the first half of 2026." 2025, https://www.munichre.com/en/company/media-relations/media-information-and-corporate-news/media-information/2026/natural-disaster-figures-first-half-2026.html. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC7C757DZQG3AW6Q657.

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Munich Re. "Lower losses, growing risks: the natural disaster review for the first half of 2026." 2025. https://www.munichre.com/en/company/media-relations/media-information-and-corporate-news/media-information/2026/natural-disaster-figures-first-half-2026.html. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC7C757DZQG3AW6Q657.

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@misc{munichre2025naturalw6q657, author = {{Munich Re}}, title = {Lower losses, growing risks: the natural disaster review for the first half of 2026}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC7C757DZQG3AW6Q657}, note = {Original source: https://www.munichre.com/en/company/media-relations/media-information-and-corporate-news/media-information/2026/natural-disaster-figures-first-half-2026.html. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Record last modified 15 September 2026. Value type: actual. Update cadence: annual. This page is permanently addressable at statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC7C757DZQG3AW6Q657.