Organ Trafficking

Summary

Havocscope is currently estimating the illicit market value for organ trafficking to be $50 million based on the following sources. 

1.   According to the World Health Organization, the average price paid to a kidney donor on the black market is " likely to be about US $5000." ¹

2.   An article from Reuters quoted a health official who stated " Something like 10,000 kidneys are transplanted every year from living donors who are paid sometimes small amounts." ²

10,000 estimated kidneys X $5,000 = $50,000,000.

Please note that the figure is meant to present a general  idea of the amount of money involved in this market. The figure does not represent the profits involved in the activity, nor does it include the amount of money paid by the organ recipient.

Black Market Value:
$50 Million

Source:   Calculated from various sources.