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[[File:Hurricane Katrina flooding.jpg|thumb|[[NASA]] flood image after [[Hurricane Katrina]].]]
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This is a '''list of costliest tropical cyclones''', listed by [[Tropical cyclone basins|tropical cyclone basin]]. Damage tolls of tropical cyclones are listed in [[USD]] of the year of the tropical cyclone. The main [[effects of tropical cyclones]] include strong [[winds]], heavy rainfall, [[storm surge]], [[floods]], [[tornadoes]], and [[landslides]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2005 |title=Epidemiology of Tropical Cyclones: The Dynamics of Disaster, Disease, and Development |url=https://academic.oup.com/epirev/article/27/1/21/520830 |access-date=2023-02-21 }}</ref> This list is based on [[property damage]] done directly by a tropical cyclone.

== Overall costliest ==
The costliest tropical cyclones on record are Hurricanes [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]] and [[Hurricane Harvey|Harvey]], both causing $125 billion in damages in [[Tropical cyclones in 2005|2005]] and [[Tropical cyclones in 2017|2017]] respectively. In [[Tropical cyclones in 2022|2022]], [[Hurricane Ian]] became the fourth costliest tropical cyclone on record.<ref name="nhckatrina">{{cite report |url={{NHC TCR url|id=AL122005_Katrina}} |title=Hurricane Katrina: August 23&nbsp;– 30, 2005 |author=Knabb, Richard D |author2=Rhome, Jamie R |date=December 20, 2005 |publisher=United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service |author3=Brown, Daniel P |author4=National Hurricane Center |access-date=August 4, 2013 |format=PDF |type=Tropical Cyclone Report}}</ref><ref name="Harvey TCR">{{cite report |url={{NHC TCR url|id=AL092017_Harvey}} |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Harvey: August 17&nbsp;– September 1, 2017 |author=Blake, Eric S |author2=Zelinsky, David A |date=January 23, 2018 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=January 27, 2018 |format=PDF}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |year=2023 |title=Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/events |accessdate=January 10, 2023 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Karen Clark pegs Hurricane Ian losses at $63 billion |url=https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20220930/NEWS06/912352828/Karen-Clark-pegs-Hurricane-Ian-losses-at-$63-billion |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Business Insurance}}</ref> Hurricanes [[Hurricane Maria|Maria]], [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]], [[Hurricane Ida|Ida]], [[Hurricane Helene|Helene]], and [[Hurricane Milton|Milton]] also have damage tolls of over $70 billion.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last1=Richard J. Pasch |last2=Andrew B. Penny |last3=Robbie Berg |date=April 5, 2018 |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Maria |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL152017_Maria.pdf |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=National Hurricane Center}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last1=John P. Cangialosi |last2=Andrew S. Latto |last3=Robbie Berg |date=March 9, 2018 |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Irma |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112017_Irma.pdf |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=National Hurricane Center}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last1=John L. Beven II |last2=Andrew Hagen |last3=Robbie Berg |date=April 4, 2022 |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Ida |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL092021_Ida.pdf |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=National Hurricane Center}}</ref>

== North Atlantic Ocean ==
{{main|List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes}}
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The costliest [[Atlantic hurricane]]s on record are Hurricanes [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]] and [[Hurricane Harvey|Harvey]], both causing $125 billion in damages in [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]] and [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]] respectively. In [[2022 Atlantic hurricane season|2022]], [[Hurricane Ian]] became the third costliest Atlantic hurricane on record.<ref name="nhckatrina" /><ref name="Harvey TCR" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Hurricanes [[Hurricane Maria|Maria]], [[Hurricane Milton|Milton]], [[Hurricane Helene|Helene]], [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]], and [[Hurricane Ida|Ida]] also have damage tolls of over $70 billion.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> The costliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic that did not become a hurricane is [[Tropical Storm Allison]], which caused $9 billion in damages in [[2001 Atlantic hurricane season|2001]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Costliest U.S. Tropical Cyclones |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/dcmi.pdf |access-date=1 July 2023 |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information}}</ref> The costliest Atlantic hurricane to not [[List of retired Atlantic hurricane names|have its name retired]] is [[Hurricane Sally]] in [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season|2020]], which caused $7.3 billion in damages.<ref name="no longer">{{cite web |last=Masters |first=Jeff |date=19 March 2021 |title=WMO: Atlantic hurricanes no longer to receive names from Greek alphabet |url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/03/wmo-atlantic-hurricanes-no-longer-to-receive-names-from-greek-alphabet/ |access-date=1 July 2023 |publisher=Yale Climate Connections}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="margin-left:left; margin-right:auto;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#ccf;" | Costliest Atlantic hurricanes
|-
! Rank
! Hurricane
! Season
! Damage
|-
! rowspan=2| 1
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]]
|[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]
| rowspan=2| {{ntsp|125000000000||$}}
|-
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Harvey|Harvey]]
|[[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]]
|-
!3
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Helene|Helene]]
|[[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]]
|{{ntsp|119900000000||$}}{{NoteTag|Unofficial estimates}}
|-
! 4
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Ian|Ian]]
|[[2022 Atlantic hurricane season|2022]]
| {{ntsp|113100000000||$}}
|-
! 5
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Maria|Maria]]
|[[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]]
| {{ntsp|91606000000||$}}
|-
! 6
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Milton|Milton]]
|[[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]]
|{{ntsp|85000000000||$}}{{NoteTag|Unofficial estimates}}
|-
! 7
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]]
|[[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]]
| {{ntsp|77160000000||$}}
|-
! 8
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Ida|Ida]]
|[[2021 Atlantic hurricane season|2021]]
| {{ntsp|75250000000||$}}
|-
! 9
|{{color box|{{storm color|3}}|'''3'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Sandy|Sandy]]
|[[2012 Atlantic hurricane season|2012]]
| {{ntsp|68700000000||$}}
|-
! 10
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Ike|Ike]]
|[[2008 Atlantic hurricane season|2008]]
| $37 billion
|}

== Northeastern Pacific Ocean ==
{{See also|List of Pacific hurricanes#Costliest tropical cyclones}}
[[File:Iniki 1992-09-11 2331.png|thumb|[[Hurricane Iniki]] at peak intensity near landfall in [[Kauai]]]]
The costliest [[Pacific hurricane]] on record was [[Hurricane Otis]] in [[2023 Pacific hurricane season|2023]].<ref name="Current Otis">{{cite news |last1=Eschenbacher |first1=Stefanie |last2=Garcia |first2=David Alire |last3=Nickel |first3=Rod |title=After hurricane, Mexican president urges insurers to hurry payouts |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/after-hurricane-mexican-president-urges-insurers-hurry-payouts-2023-10-27/ |access-date=3 November 2023 |publisher=Reuters |date=27 October 2023 |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031073906/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/after-hurricane-mexican-president-urges-insurers-hurry-payouts-2023-10-27/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Hurricane Manuel]] in [[2013 Pacific hurricane season|2013]] is the second costliest Pacific hurricane on record.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last1=Steve Jakubowski |last2=Adityam Krovvidi |last3=Adam Podlaha |last4=Steve Bowen |title=September 2013 Global Catastrophe Recap |url=http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20131007_if_september_global_recap.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023205141/http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20131007_if_september_global_recap.pdf |archive-date=October 23, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref> [[Hurricane Iniki]] of the [[1992 Pacific hurricane season]] is still the costliest [[central Pacific hurricane]] on record.<ref name="Costliest TC's">{{cite report |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf |title=Costliest U.S. tropical cyclones tables update |date=January 12, 2018 |publisher=United States National Hurricane Center |access-date=January 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083930/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Only six Pacific hurricanes have caused over one billion dollars in damage; the three mentioned above, as well as[[Hurricane John (2024)|Hurricane John]], [[Hurricane Odile]] and [[Tropical Storm Agatha]]<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Elizabeth Albarrán |date=December 10, 2014 |title=Aseguradores pagaron 16,600 mdp por daños del huracán Odile |trans-title=Insurers paid 16,600 MDP for Hurricane Odile damages |url=https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/sectorfinanciero/Ascienden-a-16600-mdp-costos-por-huracan-Odile--20141210-0057.html |access-date=February 21, 2023 |language=es}}</ref><ref name="TCR Agatha">{{cite web |last=Beven |first=Jack |date=January 10, 2011 |title=Tropical Storm Agatha Tropical Cyclone Report |url={{NHC TCR url|id=EP012010_Agatha}} |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=National Hurricane Center |format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Steve |last2=Kerschner |first2=Brian |last3=Zheng Ng |first3=Jin |date=October 2024 |title=Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report: Q3 2024 |url=https://www.ajg.com/gallagherre/-/media/files/gallagher/gallagherre/news-and-insights/2024/october/gallagherre-natrual-catastrophe-and-climate-report-q3-2024.pdf |access-date=October 20, 2024 |website=ajg.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:left; margin-right:auto;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#ccf;" | Costliest Pacific hurricanes
|-
! Rank
! Hurricane
! Season
! Damage
|-
! 1
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Otis|Otis]]
|[[2023 Pacific hurricane season|2023]]
| $12–16 billion
|-
!2
|{{color box|{{storm color|1}}|'''1'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Manuel|Manuel]]
|[[2013 Pacific hurricane season|2013]]
|$4.2 billion
|-
! 3
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Iniki|Iniki]]
|[[1992 Pacific hurricane season|1992]]
| {{ntsp|3100000000||$}}
|-
! 4
|{{color box|{{storm color|3}}|'''3'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane John (2024)|John]]
|[[2024 Pacific hurricane season|2024]]
|{{ntsp|2500000000||$}}
|-
! 5
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Odile|Odile]]
|[[2014 Pacific hurricane season|2014]]
| {{ntsp|1250000000||$}}
|-
! 6
|{{color box|{{storm color|TS}}|'''TS'''|border=silver}} [[Tropical Storm Agatha|Agatha]]
|[[2010 Pacific hurricane season|2010]]
|{{ntsp|1100000000||$}}
|-
! 7
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Hilary|Hilary]]
|[[2023 Pacific hurricane season|2023]]
| {{ntsp|915000000||$}}
|-
! 8
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Willa|Willa]]
|[[2018 Pacific hurricane season|2018]]
| {{ntsp|825000000||$}}
|-
! 9
|{{color box|{{storm color|1}}|'''1'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Madeline (1998)|Madeline]]
|[[1998 Pacific hurricane season|1998]]
| {{ntsp|750000000||$}}
|-
! 10
|{{color box|{{storm color|2}}|'''2'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Rosa (1994)|Rosa]]
|[[1994 Pacific hurricane season|1994]]
| {{ntsp|700000000||$}}
|}

== Northwestern Pacific Ocean ==
The costliest [[typhoon]] on record was [[Typhoon Doksuri]] in [[2023 Pacific typhoon season|2023]], which caused over $28 billion in damages, primarily in China.<ref>{{cite news |title=FACTBOX Impact of floods in China after Typhoon Doksuri |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/impact-floods-china-after-typhoon-doksuri-2023-08-11/ |access-date=17 August 2023 |publisher=Reuters |date=11 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2023 |title=Situation Report No. 16 for the Combined Effects of Southwest Monsoon and TC EGAY (2023) |url=https://monitoring-dashboard.ndrrmc.gov.ph/assets/uploads/situations/SitRep_No__16_for_the_Combined_Effects_of_Southwest_Monsoon_and_TC_EGAY_2023.pdf|access-date=17 August 2023 |publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]]}},</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Hưng Nguyên|title=Đắk Nông thiệt hại khoảng 250 tỷ đồng do thiên tai|url=https://baodaknong.vn/dak-nong-thiet-hai-khoang-250-ty-dong-do-thien-tai-158529.html| date=8 August 2023|access-date=10 August 2023 |website=daknongnews}}</ref>  [[Typhoon Hagibis]] in [[2019 Pacific typhoon season|2019]] was responsible for nearly $18 billion in damages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=国土交通省｜報道資料｜令和元年東日本台風の発生した令和元年の水害被害額が統計開始以来最大に令和元年の水害被害額（確報値）を公表 |url=https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/mizukokudo03_hh_001056.html |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=国土交通省 |language=ja}}</ref>  [[Typhoon Yagi]] in [[2024 Pacific typhoon season|2024]] is the third costliest in [[Real and nominal value|nominal terms]], causing $16.5 billion in damages, while [[Typhoon Jebi]] in [[2018 Pacific typhoon season|2018]] is the fourth-costliest, causing $14 billion in damages. Adjusting for inflation, [[Typhoon Mireille]] of [[1991 Pacific typhoon season|1991]] is the second-costliest typhoon on record with it causing $18.4 billion (2018 USD) in damages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Masters |first=Jeff |date=16 September 2018 |title=Typhoon Mangkhut Causes Heavy Damage in Hong Kong, China, and Macau |url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Typhoon-Mangkhut-Causes-Heavy-Damage-Hong-Kong-China-and-Macau |access-date=1 July 2023 |publisher=Wunderground}}</ref> Without adjusting for inflation, it is tied with [[Typhoon Faxai]] of [[2019 Pacific typhoon season|2019]] with causing $10 billion in damages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2019 Annual Report |url=http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20200122-if-natcat2020.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901040315/http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20200122-if-natcat2020.pdf |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=Aon Benfield}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web |title=Loss events in Asia 1980 – 2014 |url=https://www.munichre.com/site/corporate/get/documents_E2038525790/mr/assetpool.shared/Documents/5_Touch/_NatCatService/Significant-Natural-Catastrophes/2014/10-costliest-tropical-storms-ordered-by-insured-losses.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021232120/https://www.munichre.com/site/corporate/get/documents_E2038525790/mr/assetpool.shared/Documents/5_Touch/_NatCatService/Significant-Natural-Catastrophes/2014/10-costliest-tropical-storms-ordered-by-insured-losses.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2018 |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=Munich RE}}</ref> Typhoons [[Typhoon Lekima|Lekima]] and [[Typhoon Songda (2004)|Songda]] caused $9 billion in damages in [[2019 Pacific typhoon season|2019]] and [[2004 Pacific typhoon season|2004]]  respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2019 Annual Report |url=http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20200122-if-natcat2020.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901040315/http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20200122-if-natcat2020.pdf |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=Aon Benfield}}</ref><ref name=":16" />
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:left; margin-right:auto;"
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! colspan="4" style="background:#ccf;" | Costliest Pacific typhoons
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! Rank
! Typhoon
! Season
! Damage
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! 1
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Typhoon Doksuri|Doksuri]]
|[[2023 Pacific typhoon season|2023]]
| $28.4 billion
|-
! 2
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Typhoon Mireille|Mireille]]
|[[1991 Pacific typhoon season|1991]]
| $22.4 billion
|-
! 3
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Typhoon Hagibis|Hagibis]]
|[[2019 Pacific typhoon season|2019]]
| $20.6 billion
|-
! 4
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Typhoon Jebi|Jebi]]
|[[2018 Pacific hurricane season|2018]]
| $17 billion
|-
!5
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Typhoon Yagi|Yagi]]
|[[2024 Pacific typhoon season|2024]]
| $16.9 billion
|-
! 6
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Typhoon Songda (2004)|Songda]]
|[[2004 Pacific typhoon season|2004]]
| $15 billion
|-
! 7
|{{color box|{{storm color|2}}|'''2'''|border=silver}} [[Typhoon Fitow|Fitow]]
|[[2013 Pacific typhoon season|2013]]
| $13.6 billion
|-
! 8
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Typhoon Faxai|Faxai]]
|[[2019 Pacific typhoon season|2019]]
| $11.9 billion
|-
! 9
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Typhoon Saomai (2000)|Saomai]]
|[[2000 Pacific typhoon season|2000]]
| $11.1 billion
|-
! 10
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Typhoon Lekima (2019)|Lekima]]
|[[2019 Pacific typhoon season|2019]]
| $11.1 billion
|}

== North Indian Ocean ==
The costliest [[North Indian Ocean cyclone]] on record was [[Cyclone Amphan]] in [[2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season|2020]], which caused over $13 billion in damages.<ref name=":17">{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Shiv Sahay |date=2020-06-07 |title=Bengal pegs cyclone Amphan damage at ₹1.02 lakh crore |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bengal-pegs-cyclone-amphan-damage-at-102-lakh-crore/article31771039.ece |access-date=2023-03-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> [[Cyclone Nargis]] became the second costliest cyclone in [[2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season|2008]] after causing $12.9 billion in damages.<ref name="NargisWMO">{{cite web |date=February 20, 2015 |title=Pathein Cyclone Scenario Planning Summary |url=https://www.sheltercluster.org/sites/default/files/docs/annex_3a_-_ayeyarwaddy_cyclone_scenario_planning.pdf |access-date=March 3, 2023 |work=Shelter Cluster}}</ref> [[Cyclone Gonu]] is the costliest tropical cyclone in the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |date=January 2008 |title=REPORT ON CYCLONIC DISTURBANCES OVER NORTH INDIAN OCEAN DURING 2007 |url=http://sonicfighters.com/rattleman/other/tropics/IMD_2007_Report_HTML.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081126093307/http://sonicfighters.com/rattleman/other/tropics/IMD_2007_Report_HTML.html |archive-date=November 26, 2008 |access-date=March 3, 2023 |website=India Meteorological Department}}</ref> Other costly cyclones include [[Cyclone Fani|Cyclones Fani]], the [[1999 Odisha cyclone]], and [[Cyclone Phailin]].<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |title=Global Catastrophe Recap: First Half of 2019 |url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20190723-analytics-if-1h-global-report.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812000713/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20190723-analytics-if-1h-global-report.pdf |archive-date=August 12, 2019 |access-date=March 3, 2023 |website=Aon Benfield}}</ref><ref name="BuiltPerformance">{{cite journal |last1=Francis |first1=Simon |last2=Gunturi |first2=Prassad V. S. K. |last3=Arora |first3=Munish |date=2001 |title=Performance of Built Environment in the Oct 1999 Orissa Super Cyclone |url=http://www.rmsi.com/PDF/orissasupercyclone.pdf |journal=RMSI |location=Pilani, Rajasthan, India |publisher=Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228181500/http://www.rmsi.com/PDF/orissasupercyclone.pdf |archive-date=February 28, 2008 |access-date=March 3, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":20">{{Cite web |date=May 27, 2019 |title=Bearing the brunt |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/bearing-the-brunt-778990 |access-date=March 3, 2023 |website=The Tribune}}</ref>

== South-West Indian Ocean ==
Only six [[South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone]]s are known to have caused over $300 million in damages. Among these, the costliest on record was [[Cyclone Idai]] in [[2018–19 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season|2019]], which caused $3.3 billion in damages.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last1=Kenneth Nhundu |last2=Melusi Sibanda |last3=Petronella Chaminuka |date=September 29, 2021 |title=Economic Losses from Cyclones Idai and Kenneth and Floods in Southern Africa: Implications on Sustainable Development Goals |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354906194 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |website=Research Gate}}</ref> The other five are Cyclones [[Cyclone Freddy|Freddy]] in [[2022–23 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season|2023]], [[Cyclone Chido|Chido]] in [[2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season|2024]], [[Cyclone Enawo|Enawo]] in [[2016–17 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season|2017]], [[Cyclone Kenneth|Kenneth]] in 2019 and [[Cyclone Leon–Eline|Leon–Eline]] in [[1999–2000 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season|2000]]; respectively, the five cyclones caused $1.53 billion, $675 million, $400 million, $345 million and $311 million in damages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madagascar: Cyclone Enawo Situation Report No. 5 (14 April 2017) - Madagascar {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-cyclone-enawo-situation-report-no-5-14-april-2017 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=reliefweb.int |date=19 April 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-01 |title=Tropical Cyclone Freddy is the longest tropical cyclone on record at 36 days: WMO |url=https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/tropical-cyclone-freddy-longest-tropical-cyclone-record-36-days-wmo |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=World Meteorological Organization |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":14" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pretoria Ready For Rescue Operations In Mozambique - Mozambique {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/pretoria-ready-rescue-operations-mozambique |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=reliefweb.int |date=28 February 2000 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FAO/GIEWS Special Alert No. 301: Southern Africa (3 March 2000) - Mozambique {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/faogiews-special-alert-no-301-southern-africa-3-march-2000 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=reliefweb.int |date=3 March 2000 |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" |Costliest South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclones
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!Rank
!Tropical cyclones
!Season
!Damage
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|{{Color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Cyclone Idai|Idai]]
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== Australian region ==
[[File:Cyclone Tracy 25 December 1974 ESSA-8.png|left|thumb|[[Cyclone Tracy]] at landfall in the [[Northern Territory]] on December 25, 1974]]
The costliest [[Australian region tropical cyclone]] on record was [[Cyclone Yasi]] in [[2010–11 Australian region cyclone season|2011]], which caused $3.6 billion in damages.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-02-03 |title=Cyclone Yasi to cost insurers AUS $3.5 bln - forecaster |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/insured-losses-yasi-idUSLDE7121NR20110203 |access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref> The next costliest cyclone, [[Cyclone Debbie|Debbie]], caused $2.67 billion in damages<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Debbie Technical Report |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/database/Tropical-Cyclone-Debbie-Technical-Report-Final.pdf |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=[[Bureau of Meteorology]]}}</ref> and is closely followed by [[Cyclone Oswald|Oswald]] which caused $2.52 billion in damages.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 February 2013 |title=In Australia, Record Weather Fuels Climate Policy Process |url=http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/02/in-australia-record-weather-fuel.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208021050/http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/02/in-australia-record-weather-fuel.html |archive-date=8 February 2013 |access-date=15 March 2023 |work=Leigh Dayton |publisher=American Association for the Advancement of Science}}</ref> Additionally, Cyclones [[Cyclone Veronica|Veronica]], [[Cyclone Ita|Ita]], and [[Cyclone Larry|Larry]] caused over $1 billion in damages in [[2018–19 Australian region cyclone season|2019]], [[2013–14 Australian region cyclone season|2014]], and [[2005–06 Australian region cyclone season|2006]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dyer |first=Glenn |date=2019-04-01 |title=Rio Confirms Cyclone Veronica Damage |url=https://www.sharecafe.com.au/2019/04/02/rio-confirms-cyclone-veronica-damage/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=ShareCafe |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-03-25 |title=Cyclone Veronica: Destructive winds and rain lash Australia |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-47688551 |access-date=2023-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Catastrophe Recap April 2014 |url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20140507_if_april_global_recap.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227212446/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20140507_if_april_global_recap.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2014 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Aon Benfield}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rapid Assessment of the Macro and Sectoral Impacts of Flash Floods in the Solomon Islands, April 2014|url=https://www.gfdrr.org/sites/gfdrr/files/Solomon%20RAI%20Flood%20.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226191502/https://www.gfdrr.org/sites/gfdrr/files/Solomon%20RAI%20Flood%20.pdf|archive-date=December 26, 2014|access-date=March 22, 2023|website=Government of the Solomon Islands}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-02-02 |title=Factbox: Australia's deadliest & most destructive cyclones |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-cyclone-history-idUSTRE71113C20110202 |access-date=2023-03-22}}</ref> [[Cyclone Tracy]] is considered one of Australia's most destructive cyclones. While only causing $645 million in damages,{{NoteTag|Adjusted for inflation, damages are the highest on record, at $7.69 billion.}}<ref>{{Cite web |first= |title=National Museum of Australia - Cyclone Tracy |url=https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/cyclone-tracy |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.nma.gov.au |publisher=National Museum of Australia, Lawson Crescent |language=en}}</ref> 71 people were killed and over 25,000 people were left homeless.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2011 |title=Australia's worst cyclones since 1970 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-02-02/australias-worst-cyclones/1926526 |access-date=1 July 2023 |publisher=ABC news}}</ref>

== South Pacific Ocean ==
The costliest [[South Pacific tropical cyclone]] was [[Cyclone Gabrielle]] in [[2022–23 South Pacific cyclone season|2023]], which caused $9.2 billion in damages.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Nick |last2=Broadbent |first2=Adele |last3=Kerr |first3=John |title=Cyclone Gabrielle: The New Zealand flood victims too scared to go home |date=7 February 2024 |url=https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/long-shadow-cyclone-gabrielle-brief-review-12-months |work=Public Health Communication Centre  |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref> The next costliest, [[Cyclone Winston]] in [[2015–16 South Pacific cyclone season|2016]], caused $1.4 billion in damages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NACANIELI TUILEVUKA |date=May 24, 2016 |title=$2.98 billion damage caused by TC Winston |url=https://www.newswire.com.fj/national/tc-winston/2-98-billion-damage-caused-by-tc-winston/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617111016/https://www.newswire.com.fj/national/tc-winston/2-98-billion-damage-caused-by-tc-winston/ |archive-date=June 17, 2016 |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=NewsWire}}</ref> Other costly South Pacific cyclones include [[Cyclone Pam]] in [[2014–15 South Pacific cyclone season|2015]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2018 |title=Supporting cyclone recovery and reconstruction in Vanuatu |url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/vanuatu/development-assistance/Pages/supporting-cyclone-recovery-reconstruction-vanuatu.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420043844/https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/vanuatu/development-assistance/Pages/supporting-cyclone-recovery-reconstruction-vanuatu.aspx |archive-date=April 20, 2017 |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-25 |title=Tuvalu hit with US$90m cyclone damage bill |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/277181/tuvalu-hit-with-us$90m-cyclone-damage-bill |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref> and [[Tropical Depression 06F (2023)|Tropical Depression 06F]] in [[2022–23 South Pacific cyclone season|2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Judge |first=Christian |date=2023-03-05 |title=Insurers' support for the weather bombs $111 million to date |url=https://www.icnz.org.nz/industry/media-releases/insurers-support-for-the-weather-bombs-111-million-to-date/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=ICNZ {{!}} Insurance Council of New Zealand |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Mediterranean Sea ==
[[File:Daniel 2023-09-09 1200Z.jpg|thumb|[[Storm Daniel]] was responsible for over 4,000 confirmed deaths in Libya.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toll reaches 6,872 dead, 10,000 missing in Libya due to Storm Daniel |url=https://www.laprensalatina.com/toll-reaches-6872-dead-1000-missing-in-libya-due-to-storm-daniel/ |website=La Prensa Latina Media |publisher=Online News Editor |access-date=13 September 2023}}</ref>]]

The costliest [[Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone]] is [[Storm Daniel]] in [[2022–23 European windstorm season|2023]], which caused $21.14 billion in damages in [[Greece]] and [[Libya]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Libya Hurricane Daniel: Situation Report 2 - 27/09/2023|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/libya/libya-hurricane-daniel-situation-report-2-27092023|publisher=Relief Web|access-date=21 September 2023|archive-date=30 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930013924/https://reliefweb.int/report/libya/libya-hurricane-daniel-situation-report-2-27092023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/b46d34c0-fef8-45f2-8930-a01c10b4d13a |title=Extreme flooding caused by Storm Daniel devastates Greece |publisher=Financial Times |date=8 September 2023 |access-date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=9 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909131644/https://www.ft.com/content/b46d34c0-fef8-45f2-8930-a01c10b4d13a |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The next costliest is [[Tropical Storm Rolf]] in 2011, which caused over $1.25 billion in damages.<ref name="November 2011 weather report">{{cite web|title=November 2011 Monthly Cat Recap|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/documents/201112_if_monthly_cat_recap_november.pdf|work=Aon Benfield|date=December 6, 2011|access-date=September 23, 2017|pages=2, 5|archive-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202193349/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/documents/201112_if_monthly_cat_recap_november.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other costly Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones include [[Cyclone Qendresa]] in 2014,<ref>{{cite web|title=November 2014 Global Catastrophe Recap|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/documents/20141204_if_november_global_recap.pdf|work=Aon Benfield|date=3 December 2014|accessdate=2 December 2017|page=5}}</ref> [[Cyclone Numa]] in 2017,<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Catastrophe Recap - November 2017|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20171207-ab-analytics-if-november-global-recap.pdf|work=Aon Benfield|date=7 December 2017|accessdate=26 September 2018|page=5|archive-date=12 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212045306/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20171207-ab-analytics-if-november-global-recap.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Cyclone Ianos]] in 2020,<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Catastrophe Recap - September 2020|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20200810_analytics-if-september-global-recap.pdf|work=Aon Benfield|date=8 October 2020|access-date=9 October 2020|page=6}}</ref> and [[Cyclone Apollo]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite report|url=http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20211011-analytics-if-october-global-recap.pdf|title=Global Catastrophe Recap October 2021|pages=7–8|publisher=[[Aon (company)|Aon]]|date=11 November 2021|access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>

== Elsewhere ==
Only two [[South Atlantic tropical cyclones]] have caused measurable amounts of damages. In 2004, [[Hurricane Catarina]] caused $350 million in damages when it made a category two landfall in [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]]. In 2022, [[Subtropical Storm Yakecan]] caused $50 million in damages in [[Uruguay]] and [[Southern Brazil]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary March 2004 |url=https://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2004/summ0403.htm |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=australiasevereweather.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Catastrophe Recap First Half of 2022 |url=https://www.aon.com/reinsurance/getmedia/062d31ce-2617-4786-b6ba-4cd5942018a2/20220720-1h-2022-global-cat-recap.pdf |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Aon Benfield}}</ref>

In the eastern portion of the [[South Pacific tropical cyclone|South Pacific]], tropical cyclone formation is extremely rare, and [[Cyclone Yaku]] in 2023 is the only known system to impact land, causing $690 million in damages in [[Peru]] and [[Ecuador]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Global Catastrophe Recap First Half of 2023 |url=https://www.aon.com/getmedia/760ea02e-ce76-4348-800a-cb8d99ca2a8f/20230720-1h-2023-global-cat-recap.pdf |publisher=Aon Benfield Analytics |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Tropical cyclones}}
*[[Outline of tropical cyclones]]
*[[List of the deadliest tropical cyclones]]
*[[List of the most intense tropical cyclones]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
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[[Category:Lists of tropical cyclones|costliest]]
[[Category:Lists of superlatives|Costliest tropical cyclones]]