Taiwan Black Market Value: $2.542 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 |
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Losses to Japanese Porn Industry from piracy in Taiwan
According to a lawsuit filed in Taiwan, 8 Japanese Porn companies lose $31 Million (1 Billion Taiwan Dollars) a year to piracy in Taiwan.
Source: AFP, “Japan porn firms threaten piracy lawsuit in Taiwan,” Google News, April 14, 2010.
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- Tags: Internet Piracy, Japan Black Market, Movie Piracy Statistics, Taiwan Black Market | April 14th, 2010
Cigarette smuggling in Taiwan
Taiwan loses up to $156 Million (5 Billion Taiwan Dollars) in lost taxes due to cigarette smuggling activities.
The Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation states that almost 10 percent of the cigarette market in Taiwan consists of smuggled cigarettes.
Source: “New way of cigarette smuggling discovered,” The China Post, March 9, 2010.
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- Tags: Cigarette Smuggling, Taiwan Black Market | March 8th, 2010
Revenue generated from Taiwan’s Sex Industry
Taiwan’s sex industry is estimated to generate 60 Billion Taiwan Dollars ($1.84 Billion US) a year in revenue.
Source: AFP, “Taiwan court to scrap ‘unfair’ law on prostitutes,” Google News, November 7, 2009.
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- Tags: Taiwan Black Market | November 7th, 2009


