As of February 2025, the highest number of fines issued for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations in the European Union (EU) was due to insufficient legal basis for data processing. There were 672 fines based on this type of violation. Non-compliance with general data processing principles ranked second, with 629 cases.
Number of fines issued for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations as of February 2025, by type of violation
Characteristic
Number of fines
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
672
Non-compliance with general data processing principles
629
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
417
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights
226
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations
199
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority
135
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations
47
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer
25
Insufficient data processing agreement
12
Unknown
17
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GDPR Enforcement Tracker. (February 16, 2025). Number of fines issued for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations as of February 2025, by type of violation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558061/gdpr-fines-number-by-type-of-violation/
GDPR Enforcement Tracker. "Number of fines issued for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations as of February 2025, by type of violation." Chart. February 16, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558061/gdpr-fines-number-by-type-of-violation/
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GDPR Enforcement Tracker. "Number of Fines Issued for General Data Protection Regulation (Gdpr) Violations as of February 2025, by Type of Violation." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558061/gdpr-fines-number-by-type-of-violation/
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