The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank estimate that between $2 Trillion to $3 Trillion is laundered around the world each year.
Government regulations and law enforcement agencies are able to detect and stop $170 Million in money laundering activities annually, a rate of less than 1 percent.
In 2008, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated between $800 Million to $2 Trillion was being laundered.
Source: “The Global Regime for Transnational Crime,” Council on Foreign Relations, Issue Brief, July 2, 2012, page 42.
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