This statistic shows the cost to business as a result of violence and crime in a international comparison in 2019. It presents the top 20 countries with the highest costs. At the time of this comparison, El Salvador had a cost index of *** (* = significant costs, * = no costs).
* In your country, to what extent does organized crime (mafia-oriented racketeering, extortion) impose costs on businesses? (1 = to a great extent—imposes huge costs; 7 = not at all—imposes no costs).
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World Economic Forum. (October 8, 2019). Business costs of organized crime - Top 20 countries with the highest expenditure in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268296/cost-index-for-business-cost-as-a-result-of-crime-and-violence/
World Economic Forum. "Business costs of organized crime - Top 20 countries with the highest expenditure in 2019." Chart. October 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268296/cost-index-for-business-cost-as-a-result-of-crime-and-violence/
World Economic Forum. (2019). Business costs of organized crime - Top 20 countries with the highest expenditure in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268296/cost-index-for-business-cost-as-a-result-of-crime-and-violence/
World Economic Forum. "Business Costs of Organized Crime - Top 20 Countries with The Highest Expenditure in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268296/cost-index-for-business-cost-as-a-result-of-crime-and-violence/
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Business costs of organized crime - Top 20 countries with the highest expenditure in 2019 [Graph], World Economic Forum, October 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268296/cost-index-for-business-cost-as-a-result-of-crime-and-violence/
