In 2019, the total costs from terrorism amounted to 26.4 billion U.S. dollars. That was the lowest amount since 2005. By contrast, the highest economic costs were registered in 2014 at 115.8 billion U.S. dollars.
Global economic costs of terrorism from 2000 to 2019
(in billion 2019 U.S. dollars)
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for a religious, political or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (civilians).
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Vision of Humanity. (November 24, 2020). Global economic costs of terrorism from 2000 to 2019 (in billion 2019 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/489649/global-economic-costs-of-terrorism/
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Vision of Humanity. (2020). Global economic costs of terrorism from 2000 to 2019 (in billion 2019 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/489649/global-economic-costs-of-terrorism/
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