Switzerland Black Market Value: $7.15 Billion

World Average: $20.34 Billion

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Data on Switzerland Black Market


Number of prostitutes in Switzerland

Filed under: Europe, Prostitution

Between 10,604 to over 25,000 prostitutes are estimated to be working in Switzerland.

Source:  Simon Bradley “Call for action over teenage prostitution,” swissinfo.ch, April 27, 2010.

Money launderers love the 500 Euro Bill

Filed under: Europe, Financial Crime

According to the Bank of Italy, Mafia members, terrorists and money launderers are stockpiling the 500 Euro Bill because it is easy to transport and smuggle.

The bank found that the highest concentration of the 500 Euro was by the borders Switzerland and San Marino where money laundering laws are less strict.

The US Drug Enforcement Administration stated that $1 Million in $100 bills weighs 22 pounds, while $1 Million in 500 Euros weighs 3.5 pounds.

Source:  Steve Scherer, “500-Euro Bill Lifts Crime, Terror, Tax Risk, Bank of Italy Says,” BusinessWeek,  April 20, 2010.

Illegal drug sales in Switzerland

Filed under: Drug Trafficking, Europe

An estimated 3 Billion Swiss Francs ($2.9 Billion) is spent on the black market in Switzerland on illegal drugs.

Source:  Chantal Collin, “Switzerland’s Drug Policy,” Prepared for the Senate Special Committee On Illegal Drugs, Library of Parliment, January 14, 2002. Section D, Part 2.

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.

Price of Heroin in Europe

Filed under: Drug Trafficking, Europe

Price is in US Dollars and represent the typical price of Heroin in Europe

Country Wholesale Price
(per kilogram)
Retail Price
(per gram)
Austria 54,809 99.3
Czech Republic 41,449 54.8
Denmark (No.4) 64,344.2 165.5
Finland 54,809 150.7
France (No.4) 41,107 68.5
Germany 25,809.8 47.7
Greece 19,450 75.3
Hungary (No.4) 56,839 NA
Ireland 33,967 274
Italy (No.4) 52,069.1 89.2
Netherlands 16,956.7 32.9
Norway 58,235.1 239.8
Poland 20,553.6 77.4
Russia (No.4)a 39,458.3 96.9
Spain 47,670.3 85.9
Sweden 37,059 91.6
Switzerland 23,179.9 41.8
Turkey 8,564 19.9
Ukraine (No.4) 35,000 90
United Kingdom 27,163 100.6

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

$1.6 Billion in losses from piracy in Switzerland

Source: Swissinfo, “Campaign targets fake products,”swissinfo.org, January 16, 2007.

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