Countries Bearing the Highest Costs of Violent Conflict in 2024

Erlina Fury Santika 03/03/2026 07:00 WIB

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The IEP data shows that there are a number of countries that bear very high costs from conflicts and violence. Here is the list for 2024.

10 Countries with the Highest Proportion of Economic Costs of Conflict-Violence to GDP (2024)

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The 2025 Global Peace Index report from the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) revealed that there were 10 countries with the highest economic costs due to conflicts or violence in 2024.

The research team explained that the economic costs of violence in the most affected countries ranged from 16.8% to 41.6% of their gross domestic product (GDP).

"These countries tend to have a combination of high levels of armed conflict, large numbers of internally displaced persons, high levels of interpersonal violence, and large military forces," IEP wrote in its report.

The countries with the highest costs of violence were Afghanistan and Ukraine, with proportions of their GDP reaching 41.56% and 40.92% respectively.

"The high costs in Afghanistan are due to high military spending relative to GDP, high internal security costs, and large costs related to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)," said IEP.

Intensive attacks indeed incur higher "costs", which can come from deaths and injuries from armed conflicts, losses from refugees and IDPs, and high murder rates.

According to the research team, these countries include Ukraine, Palestine, Somalia, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and the Central African Republic.

Here are the 10 countries with the highest economic costs of violence from GDP in 2024:

Afghanistan: 41.56%
Ukraine: 40.92%
North Korea: 39.14%
Syria: 33.97%
Somalia: 24.71%
Central African Republic: 22.48%
Colombia: 19.66%
Palestine: 19.42%
Burkina Faso: 18.97%
Cyprus: 16.75%

Among these 10 countries, the average economic cost of violence reached 27.75% of GDP in 2024.

"In comparison, among the ten most peaceful countries in the world, the average economic cost of violence is only equivalent to 2.5% of GDP," said IEP.

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."