*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.
*Goodwill is an accounting term used to describe the excess value of an organization above its financial assets.
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Lost business costs due to data breaches worldwide 2018
This statistic shows the estimated lost business costs of data breaches worldwide in 2018, by country. The reported costs include the abnormal turnover of customers, increased customer acquisition activities, reputation losses, and diminished goodwill. The highest costs were registered among companies in the United States with average detection and escalation costs of 4.2 million U.S. dollars as of 2018.
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Associazione Privacy Italia. (July 1, 2018). Estimated lost business costs due to data breaches worldwide in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1005587/lost-business-costs-worldwide/
Associazione Privacy Italia. "Estimated lost business costs due to data breaches worldwide in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 1, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/1005587/lost-business-costs-worldwide/
Associazione Privacy Italia. (2018). Estimated lost business costs due to data breaches worldwide in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/1005587/lost-business-costs-worldwide/
Associazione Privacy Italia. "Estimated Lost Business Costs Due to Data Breaches Worldwide in 2018, by Country (in Million U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Jul 2018, /statistics/1005587/lost-business-costs-worldwide/
Associazione Privacy Italia, Estimated lost business costs due to data breaches worldwide in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1005587/lost-business-costs-worldwide/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Estimated lost business costs due to data breaches worldwide in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Associazione Privacy Italia, July 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1005587/lost-business-costs-worldwide/
