Havocscope Black Market Index
Total Value: $809.55 Billion
Number of Contraband Products: 49
Average Products Value: $16.52 Billion
The Havocscope Black Market Index tracks 49 contraband products worldwide. The financial market and values of each products are based upon publicly available documents such as news reports and research studies. Each product or activity has each own post with a market summary and [...]
Cocaine market in Bolivia
According to the 2006 United Nations World Drug Report, the market value of coca produced in Bolivia based on farm-gate prices was $180 million in 2005.
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, “2007 World Drug Report,” June 2007, pg. 223-240.
Counterfeit Goods in Israel
Companies in Israel are losing an estimated $500 million to piracy each year, according to the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce.
Source: Hadas Manor, ” Israeli industry lost $500m to piracy last year,” Globes Online, November 14, 2006, (accessed: November 16, 2006).
Opium Value in Afghanistan
According to the United States Department of State, the export value of Afghanistan’s 2006 opium export was $3.1 billion.
Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, “Southwest Asia: Afghanistan,” United States Department of State, March 2007.
Financial value of cocaine produced in Colombia
According to the 2006 United Nations World Drug Report, the market value of coca produced in Colombia based on farm-gate prices was $843 million in 2005.
Source: United Nations, “2006 World Drug Report,” Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2006, pg.240.
Book Piracy by Market Location and Values
Book Piracy by Location:
Country
Market Value
Argentina
4 Million
Bangladesh
8 Million
Brazil
18 Million
Cambodia
5 Million
Chile
1 Million
China
52 Million
Colombia
6 Million
Ecuador
2 Million
Egypt
32 Million
Hungary
4 Million
India
38 Million
Indonesia
32 Million
Israel
1 Million
Italy
20 Million
Korea, South
44 Million
Laos
3 Million
Malaysia
9 Million
Mexico
41 Million
Nigeria
8 Million
Pakistan
55 Million
Peru
9 Million
Philippines
49 Million
Poland
5 Million
Romania
2 Million
Russia
42 Million
Saudi Arabia
10 Million
Singapore
2 Million
South Africa
3 Million
Taiwan
16 Million
Thailand
35 Million
Turkey
23 Million
Vietnam
17 Million
Source: International Intellectual Property Alliance, “IIPA 2007 ” Special 301″ Recommendations,” February 12, 2007, and [...]
Counterfeit Money Orders Market Value: $3.7 Million
Counterfeit Money Orders are unauthorized copies of Money Orders that were not created by the United States Government.
Losses calculated from counterfeit money orders in FY2004 was reported at $3.7 million.
Source: United States Postal Inspection Service, ” Setting the Record Straight: U.S. Postal Money Orders are as Good as Money in the Bank,” News [...]
Human Tissue and Body Parts Trafficking Market Value: $6 Million
The Human Tissue and Body Parts market consists of the buying and selling of body parts taken from human cadavers. The supply of body parts are taken from bodies that are either donated to medical schools and other organizations, or stolen from morgues and cremation centers. As USA Today reported [...]
Counterfeit Batteries Market Value: $23 Million
Counterfeit Batteries is the manufacturing and sale of batteries that profits off of the trademarks and brand names of legitimate battery manufacturers.
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association states that $23 million is lost to counterfeit batteries.
Source: National Electrical Manufacturers Association, ” Dry Battery Counterfeit White Paper,” (last accessed: September 25, 2007).
Counterfeit Lighters Market Value: $42 Million
Zippo estimates that 30 percent of their market is affected by counterfeit lighters.
The company’s revenue in 2003 was in the $140 million range.
Utilizing the 30 percent figure, Havocscope estimates that the counterfeit lighter market creates a loss in the area of $42 million.
Sources:
Associated Press, ” Zippo to lay off 15 percent of workers, knockoffs partly [...]
