This statistic presents the cities that are at the highest risk of a costly disaster as of 2019, by the amount of GDP at risk. At that time, interstate conflict threatened Tokyo with a loss of 26.0 billion U.S. dollars in GDP, making it the riskiest city in the world at that time in financial terms.
Cities with the highest risks worldwide in 2019, by amount of GDP at risk
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Threats include interstate conflict, market crash, tropical windstorm, earthquake, and civil conflict. A full list of threats is available here.
The source adds the following information: "The Global Risk Index 2018 provides a comprehensive threat analysis for 279 cities that represent 41% of global GDP."
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Cambridge Judge Business School. (June 5, 2019). Cities with the highest risks worldwide in 2019, by amount of GDP at risk (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/995451/cities-worldwide-with-the-highest-risks/
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