4th Growth and Resilience Dialogue with Social Partners Presentation

Impact of Natural Disasters

Country Event

Year

Damage (% GDP)

Jamaica

Hurricane Gilbert

1988

365

Grenada

Hurricane Ivan

2004

203

Dominica

Hurricanes David & Frederick

1979

101

St Kitts and Nevis

Hurricane Luis

1995

85

Saint Lucia

Hurricane Allen

1980

66

Antigua and Barbuda

Hurricane Luis

1995

61

Guyana

Floods

2005

59

Dominica

Hurricane Maria

2017

226

British Virgin Islands

Hurricane Irma

2017

>300