In a November 2023 survey, only half of data privacy professionals in European companies thought that most companies that they knew of complied with the core principles of GDPR. Data transfer compliance was the most problematic area, with nearly 45 percent of respondents stating that most companies were still having problems and around 24 percent saying that most were not complying at all.
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Levels of compliance to GDPR most vital principles among companies in European Union (EU) as of November 2023
among data protection officers (DPOs) and professionals working in the field of GDPR compliance
Supplementary notes
Original question: "In your experience, how would you assess the compliance of most companies (your own and others) with the following parts of the GDPR?"
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NOYB. (January 26, 2024). Levels of compliance to GDPR most vital principles among companies in European Union (EU) as of November 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1559667/level-compliance-eu-gdpr/
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