This statistic shows the estimated annual sales of illegal products, globally as of 2018. Sales of counterfeit pharmaceuticals brings in approximately 200 billion U.S. dollars each year, which is higher than all the other classes of illegal products analyzed.
Estimated annual sales of alternative illegal products globally as of 2018
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Pacific Research Institute. (October 13, 2020). Estimated annual sales of alternative illegal products globally as of 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181081/global-sales-alternative-illegal-products/
Pacific Research Institute. "Estimated annual sales of alternative illegal products globally as of 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181081/global-sales-alternative-illegal-products/
Pacific Research Institute. (2020). Estimated annual sales of alternative illegal products globally as of 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181081/global-sales-alternative-illegal-products/
Pacific Research Institute. "Estimated Annual Sales of Alternative Illegal Products Globally as of 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181081/global-sales-alternative-illegal-products/
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Estimated annual sales of alternative illegal products globally as of 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Pacific Research Institute, October 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181081/global-sales-alternative-illegal-products/
