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How common scams are and what they cost the economy

0.0%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%1.0%0%5%10%15%20%25%Fewer scammed, bigger share of GDPMore scammed, bigger share of GDPFewer scammed, smaller share of GDPMore scammed, smaller share of GDPNGZAKRUSCAESCLMXMYTHSGIDAUINVNFRGBNLCOJPPHAdults scammed in 12 months, %Money lost, % of GDP

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Dashed lines mark the medians. A country exactly on a median line is counted in the lower or left group. Median adults scammed in 12 months, %: 8.5%. Median money lost, % of gdp: 0.13%. France sits exactly on the median share of adults scammed, so it is counted on the lower or left side of that line. Singapore sits exactly on the median money lost as a share of GDP, so it is counted on the lower or left side of that line.

Fewer scammed, bigger share of GDPCanada, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand

A bigger share of GDP is not a cheap loss for each victim: the median average loss is 5.4% of one year's GDP per person.

More scammed, bigger share of GDPChile, Nigeria, South Africa, Spain, United States

Median average loss: 6.3% of one year's GDP per person. Median share who lost money: 72%.

Fewer scammed, smaller share of GDPColombia, France, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom

A smaller share of GDP can still be a large loss for a household: the median average loss is 2.6% of one year's GDP per person.

More scammed, smaller share of GDPAustralia, India, Netherlands, Philippines, Vietnam

Median average loss: 1.5% of one year's GDP per person. Median share who lost money: 72%.

Scamstats (Armidale), scamstats.org, data of 12 November 2026. Reference year 2025. Licence: CC BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Figures from other publishers remain theirs.