Between January 2020 and April 2024, the economic impact of internet shutdowns worldwide amounted to almost 53 billion U.S. dollars. In the preceding year, the global internet restrictions cost 9.13 billion U.S. dollars. The shutdowns in Russia caused the highest amount of financial losses. Online shutdowns and blackouts are generally seen as an indicator of low internet freedom.
The economic impact of internet shutdowns worldwide from 2019 to 2024 YTD
(in billion U.S. dollars)
The source adds the following information: "The economic cost of each internet shutdown is calculated using the Netblocks Cost of Shutdown Tool, which is based on the Brookings Institution method, with CIPESA’s specialized model used for sub-Saharan Africa. Regional shutdown costs are derived from the region’s economic output as a proportion of national GDP."
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