According to the 2006 United Nations World Drug Report, the market value of coca produced in Bolivia based on farm-gate prices was $180 million in 2005.
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, “2007 World Drug Report,” June 2007, pg. 223-240.
Companies in Israel are losing an estimated $500 million to piracy each year, according to the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce.
Source: Hadas Manor, ” Israeli industry lost $500m to piracy last year,” Globes Online, November 14, 2006, (accessed: November 16, 2006).
According to the 2006 United Nations World Drug Report, the market value of coca produced in Peru based on farm-gate prices was $307 million in 2005.
Source: United Nations, “2006 World Drug Report,” Office on Drugs and Crime, pg. 247, June 2006, (last accessed: September 18, 2006).
According to the United States Department of State, the export value of Afghanistan’s 2006 opium export was $3.1 billion.
Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, “Southwest Asia: Afghanistan,” United States Department of State, March 2007.
According to the 2006 United Nations World Drug Report, the market value of coca produced in Colombia based on farm-gate prices was $843 million in 2005.
Source: United Nations, “2006 World Drug Report,” Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2006, pg.240.
France loses an estimated 6 Billion Euros ($7.8 billion) a year to counterfeiting.
Source: Reuters, “French firms target eBay in anti-counterfeit drive,” Boston Globe, August 18, 2006, and Union des Fabricants, “Damages and Penalties, (accessed: January 10, 2007).
According to the 2005 EU Organised Crime Report, ” With regards to Italy, recent research estimates the annual number of victims at over 5,000 with annual profits from the sale and sexual exploitation of women ranging from EUR 380 to EUR 950 Million ($450 Million to $1.25 Billion).”
Source: EUROPOL, ” 2005 EU Organised Crime Report,” October 25, 2005, pg. 16.
According to Italy’s national retailers’ association, 7.2 Billion Euros ($10.25 Billion) was generated in sales of counterfeit goods in 2006.
Source: Dow Jones, “Italy Contraband Market Europe’s No.1: Revenue Top EUR 7 Billion-Assoc,” Smart Money, October 24, 2007.
Counterfeit products made in China cost South Korean firms $14.2 billion, equivalent to 5 percent of total exports, according to the Korea International Trade Association.
Source: “Chinese Imitations Undermining Korean Exports,” The Chosum Ilbo, January 15, 2007.
Brazil’s National Anti-Piracy Association claims piracy leads to $15 billion in lost tax revenue and two million lost jobs.
Source: Michael Astor, AP, “Piracy Fuels Brazil’s Tecno Scene,” San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 2007.
