Homicide
Where Murder Has The Highest Economic Impact
Murder can have a devastating impact on a country's economy. El Salvador is a notable example and it is struggling with a homicide rate of 51 per 100,000 of its inhabitants. Rampant crime is seriously hampering its economic growth and homicide's impact on GDP is 43 percent, according to the Institute for Economics and Peace. It also accounts for 25 percent of Honduras' GDP and 21 percent of Lesotho's GDP.
Homicide rates in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2025 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
Economic cost of violence as percentage of GDP in Central America in 2023, by country
Homicide rate in El Salvador from 2014 to 2025 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
Economic cost of violence as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in Africa in 2020, by country
Ranking of the most dangerous countries in the world in 2025, by murder rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Economic cost of violence as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in North Africa in 2019, by country
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