*ME 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.
This statistic shows the estimated data breaches notification costs worldwide in 2018, by country. The reported costs include the creation of databases, compliance costs, as well as consultancy fees in case of data breach.
The highest costs were registered among companies in the U.S. with average notification costs of nearly 740 thousand U.S. dollars as of 2018.
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Associazione Privacy Italia. (July 1, 2018). Estimated notification costs of data breaches worldwide in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1000126/data-breaches-notification-costs-worldwide/
Associazione Privacy Italia. "Estimated notification costs of data breaches worldwide in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 1, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1000126/data-breaches-notification-costs-worldwide/
Associazione Privacy Italia. (2018). Estimated notification costs of data breaches worldwide in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1000126/data-breaches-notification-costs-worldwide/
Associazione Privacy Italia. "Estimated Notification Costs of Data Breaches Worldwide in 2018, by Country (in Million U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Jul 2018, /statistics/1000126/data-breaches-notification-costs-worldwide/
Associazione Privacy Italia, Estimated notification costs of data breaches worldwide in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1000126/data-breaches-notification-costs-worldwide/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Estimated notification costs of data breaches worldwide in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Associazione Privacy Italia, July 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1000126/data-breaches-notification-costs-worldwide/
