Poland Black Market Value: $0.8299 Billion ($829.9 Million)

World Average: $20.34 Billion

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Data on Poland Black Market


Number of prostitutes in Poland

Filed under: Europe, Prostitution

Between 18,00 to 20,000 women are estimated to be involved in the sex trade in Poland.

Source:  United States Department of State, “2009 Human Rights Report: Poland”, March 11, 2010.

Teenagers become prostitutes in Poland for clothes

Filed under: Europe, Prostitution

An estimated 20 percent of teenage prostitutes in Poland provide sexual services to receive designer clothes and other luxury items as payments.

The average age girls enter the sex trade in Poland is 15.

Source:  Dan Bilefsky, “Dark Film on Teenagers Echoes From Mall to Church,” New York Times, March 4, 2010.

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.

Cigarette smuggling in Poland

Filed under: Europe, Financial Crime

750 million cigarettes were seized by Customs Officials in Poland in 2009, an increase of 100 million cigarettes from 2008.

Source:  “EU to crack down on cigarette smuggling,” Warsaw Business Journal, January 11, 2010.

Counterfeit Pesticides in Europe

Below are losses to selected countries in Europe from counterfeit pesticides.

Country

Losses

Czech Republic

4.19 Million

Germany

39.4 Million

Greece

13.3 Million

Hungary

6.6 Million

Poland

22.9 Million

Spain

103 Million

Source: “Counterfeit Pesticides Across Europe-2008,” European Crop Protection Association, August 2008.

Price of Marijuana in Europe

Filed under: Drug Trafficking, Europe

Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Marijuana in Europe.

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Country Wholesale Price
(per kilogram
Retail Price
(per gram)
Austria 4,110.7 13
Czech Republic 6,357.9 8.2
Finland 12,332.1 24
France 3,425.6 8.2
Germany 4,521.8 11.2
Greece 630 4.1
Hungary 2,780.3 11.9
Ireland 16,442.9 6.9
Italy 1,717.7 10
Moldova NA 1.6
Netherlands NA 7.3
Poland 5,140 11.6
Romania 1,918.3 8.9
Russia 2,984.3 6.7
Spain 1,103 4.2
Sweden 9,635.3 11.5
Switzerland 4,602.5 8.4
Ukraine NA 3
United Kingdom 2,615.7 8

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

Price of Cocaine in Europe

Filed under: Drug Trafficking, Europe

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

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Country Wholesale Price
(per kilogram
Retail Price
(per gram)
Austria 61,660.7 99.3
Czech Republic 93,847.6 102.8
Denmark 40,444.9 73.5
Finland 61,660.7 109.6
France 41,107.2 96.9
Germany 48,825.7 86.2
Greece 62,735 109.8
Hungary 46,674.4 80.3
Ireland 82,214.3 95.9
Italy 56,029.1 111.8
Moldova 100,000 138
Netherlands 42,408.9 58.9
Norway 61,660.7 164.4
Poland 38,538 63.7
Russia 126,481 218
Spain 46,274.3 83.2
Sweden 44,351.5 75.3
Switzerland 44,351.5 75.3
United Kingdom 74,446.7 90.5
Ukraine NA 160

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

Price of Ecstasy in Europe

Filed under: Drug Trafficking, Europe

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

Country Wholesale Price
(per thousand tablets)
Retail Price
(per tablet)
Austria 5,481 10.3
Czech Republic 5,453.5 11
Denmark 2,757.6 7.4
Finland 5,589.4 21.9
France 2,201.6 9.6
Germany 2,532.2 8.4
Greece NA 25.1
Hungary 1,510.9 6.6
Ireland NA 13.7
Italy 4,453.3 25.7
Netherlands 4,110.7 3.5
Norway 13,702.4 48
Poland 1,452.5 6.2
Russia 30,625 44.8
Spain NA 14.6
Sweden 4,028.8 14.8
Switzerland NA 16.7
Turkey 3,425.6 8.2
United Kingdom 1,829.2 6

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

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