Argentina Black Market Value: $1.030 Billion

World Average: $20.34 Billion

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Selected music piracy losses in 2009

Below are music piracy losses in 2009 for selected countries. The figures are from the International Intellectual Property Alliance.

Country Losses
1 Argentina 63.4  Million
2 Brazil 147  Million
3 China 466.3  Million
4 India 17.7  Million
5 Indonesia 24.7 Million
6 Israel 55  Million
7 Malaysia 23.5  Million
8 Mexico 436.4  Million
9 Philippines 112.1  Million
10 Poland 118 Million
11 Singapore 4.3  Million
12 Taiwan 2.7  Million
13 Thailand 15.1  Million

Source: “IIPA 2010 “Special 301 Recommendations,” International Intellectual Property Alliance, February 18, 2010.

Price of Marijuana in the Americas

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Country Wholesale Price
(per kilogram
Retail Price
(per gram)
Argentina 400 1.3
Bolivia 115 0.8
Brazil 150 0.3
Canada 4,714.3 15
Chile 1,223 5.3
Colombia 40.3 0.4
Mexico 80 NA
United States 2,000 10.4
Venezuela 90 1.9

Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.

Price of Cocaine in the Americas

Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Cocaine in the Americas.

Country Wholesale Price
(per kilogram
Retail Price
(per gram)
Argentina 4,800 5.9
Bolivia 2,250 3.5
Brazil 3,000 12
Canada 33,834 96.8
Chile 14,600 26.6
Colombia 2,198 NA
Mexico 12,500 NA
Peru 851 NA
United States 28,500 97.4

Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.

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Price of Ecstasy in the Americas

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Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Ecstasy in the Americas.

Country Wholesale Price
(per thousand tablets)
Retail Price
(per tablet)
Argentina 4,666 NA
Brazil 15,000 12
Canada 5,135.3 20.7
Chile 17,241.4 25
Colombia NA 22.6
Dominican Republic 16,000 19
Guatemala 6,550 7.9
United States 10,000 25
Venezuela NA 9.4

Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.

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Price of Heroin in the Americas

Prices are in US Dollars and represent the typical price of Heroin in the Americas.

Country Wholesale Price
(per kilogram)
Retail Price
(per gram)
Argentina 110,000 NA
Brazil 50,000 50
Canada 99,389.1 335.5
Colombia (No.4) 9,992 20.1
Ecuador 13,500 NA
Mexico (No.4) 35,000 NA
United States (No.4) 71,200 131
Venezuela 9,300 11.6

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Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009:  Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.

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