This statistic shows the estimated annual losses from fraud in the United Kingdom (UK) in billion British pounds as of 2017. It is estimated that the private sector annually sees 140 billion British pounds lost from fraud. The public sector on the other hand has an estimated yearly lose of 40.3 billion British pounds. Overall it is estimated that the UK sees a loss of 190 billion British pounds a year through fraud.
Financial cost of fraud per year in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by sector* (in billion GBP)
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Experian, & Centre for Counter Fraud Studies. (November 13, 2017). Financial cost of fraud per year in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by sector* (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/751009/financial-burden-of-fraud-uk/
Experian, und Centre for Counter Fraud Studies. "Financial cost of fraud per year in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by sector* (in billion GBP)." Chart. November 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751009/financial-burden-of-fraud-uk/
Experian, Centre for Counter Fraud Studies. (2017). Financial cost of fraud per year in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by sector* (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751009/financial-burden-of-fraud-uk/
Experian, and Centre for Counter Fraud Studies. "Financial Cost of Fraud per Year in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2017, by Sector* (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751009/financial-burden-of-fraud-uk/
Experian & Centre for Counter Fraud Studies, Financial cost of fraud per year in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by sector* (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751009/financial-burden-of-fraud-uk/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Financial cost of fraud per year in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by sector* (in billion GBP) [Graph], Experian, & Centre for Counter Fraud Studies, November 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/751009/financial-burden-of-fraud-uk/