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The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) states that worldwide losses due to piracy stands at $18.2 billion [1]  

Below is the estimated losses faced by each country due to movie piracy as of 2008.  The figures were compiled by Havocscope over several years, with each source listed at the end of the post [2]

Country

Market Value

Argentina

318 Million

Brazil

101 Million

Bulgaria

8 Million

Canada

118 Million

Chile

10 Million

China

565 Million*

Colombia

41 Million

France

322 Million

Germany

157 Million

Greece

72 Million

Hungary

102 Million

India

959 Million

Indonesia

32 Million

Israel

61 Million

Italy

161 Million

Japan

658 Million

Korea, South

1 Billion

Laos

102 Million

Malaysia

36 Million

Mexico

483 Million

Philippines

33 Million

Poland

102 Million

Romania

12 Million

Russia

266 Million

Saudi Arabia

95 Million

Singapore

8 Million

South Africa

75 Million

Spain

253 Million

Taiwan

98 Million

Thailand

149 Million

Turkey

29 Million

Ukraine

38 Million

United Kingdom

406 Million

United States

1.3 Billion

Cable Piracy Market Value: $8.5 Billion:

- Cable operators in Asia lost $1.75 billion to piracy in 2008. 
- Satellite piracy in Canada costs $278 million.

- Cable and Satellite Piracy in the United States costs 6.5 Billion.

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