This statistic shows the countries with the highest potential commercial loss from unlicensed personal computer software
use worldwide in 2017. In 2017, an estimated 8.6 billion U.S. dollars worth of personal computer software was being used in the United States without a legitimate license.
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Countries with highest commercial value of unlicensed personal computer software use worldwide in 2017
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Business Software Alliance. (June 5, 2018). Countries with highest commercial value of unlicensed personal computer software use worldwide in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/556430/lowest-unlicensed-software-rate-worldwide/
Business Software Alliance. "Countries with highest commercial value of unlicensed personal computer software use worldwide in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556430/lowest-unlicensed-software-rate-worldwide/
Business Software Alliance. (2018). Countries with highest commercial value of unlicensed personal computer software use worldwide in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556430/lowest-unlicensed-software-rate-worldwide/
Business Software Alliance. "Countries with Highest Commercial Value of Unlicensed Personal Computer Software Use Worldwide in 2017 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556430/lowest-unlicensed-software-rate-worldwide/
Business Software Alliance, Countries with highest commercial value of unlicensed personal computer software use worldwide in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556430/lowest-unlicensed-software-rate-worldwide/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Countries with highest commercial value of unlicensed personal computer software use worldwide in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Business Software Alliance, June 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/556430/lowest-unlicensed-software-rate-worldwide/
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