This statistic shows the estimated post-data breach response costs worldwide in 2017 and 2018, by country. The reported costs include help desk activities, inbound communications, legal expenditures, product discounts, re-establishing a new account or credit card, and regulatory interventions. The highest costs were registered among companies in the U.S., with 1.76 million U.S. dollars as of 2018.
Estimated post data breach response costs worldwide in 2017 and 2018, by country
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
2018
2017
U.S.
1.76
1.56
Middle East*
1.47
1.43
Germany
1.31
1.1
UK
0.84
0.69
Canada
1.26
1.16
ASEA**
0.67
0.6
Italy
0.81
0.65
France
1.18
0.88
Japan
1.07
1.08
South Africa
0.67
0.6
Australia
0.47
0.47
Brazil
0.37
0.44
India
0.75
0.68
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Data on 2017 can be found in the previous report from the source.
*Middle East is a cluster sample of companies located in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
**ASEAN is a cluster sample of companies located in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.
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Associazione Privacy Italia. (July 1, 2018). Estimated post data breach response costs worldwide in 2017 and 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005592/post-data-breach-response-costs-worldwide/
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Associazione Privacy Italia. (2018). Estimated post data breach response costs worldwide in 2017 and 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005592/post-data-breach-response-costs-worldwide/
Associazione Privacy Italia. "Estimated Post Data Breach Response Costs Worldwide in 2017 and 2018, by Country (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005592/post-data-breach-response-costs-worldwide/
Associazione Privacy Italia, Estimated post data breach response costs worldwide in 2017 and 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005592/post-data-breach-response-costs-worldwide/ (last visited April 18, 2025)
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