Global score

Illicit trade in excisable goods

4.59

This market involves the illicit transport, distribution and sale of excise consumer goods, with the exception of oil (which is included under non-renewable resource crimes). An illicit market exists where the product is either transported or sold illegally (i.e. despite prohibition) or where the product is distributed outside regulated processes, the regulated trade market or the legal regulatory framework (e.g. for the purposes of tax evasion). This market does not include trade in counterfeit versions of such products.

Highest-scoring countries

Afghanistan

9.00

Afghanistan

Criminality

7.10

Criminal markets

7.00

Criminal actors

7.20

Resilience

1.50

Iran

8.00

Iran

Criminality

7.03

Criminal markets

7.37

Criminal actors

6.70

Resilience

3.13

Ethiopia

8.00

Ethiopia

Criminality

5.68

Criminal markets

6.07

Criminal actors

5.30

Resilience

4.75

Paraguay

7.50

Paraguay

Criminality

7.52

Criminal markets

6.73

Criminal actors

8.30

Resilience

3.42

Montenegro

7.50

Montenegro

Criminality

5.90

Criminal markets

5.20

Criminal actors

6.60

Resilience

4.75

Lowest-scoring countries

San Marino

1.00

San Marino

Criminality

3.48

Criminal markets

2.37

Criminal actors

4.60

Resilience

5.21

Monaco

1.00

Monaco

Criminality

2.58

Criminal markets

1.67

Criminal actors

3.50

Resilience

5.63

Liechtenstein

1.00

Liechtenstein

Criminality

2.27

Criminal markets

2.33

Criminal actors

2.20

Resilience

8.46

Iceland

1.00

Iceland

Criminality

3.37

Criminal markets

2.93

Criminal actors

3.80

Resilience

8.21

Grenada

1.00

Grenada

Criminality

2.93

Criminal markets

2.67

Criminal actors

3.20

Resilience

5.13

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The criminal markets score is represented by the pyramid base size and the criminal actors score is represented by the pyramid height, on a scale ranging from 1 to 10. The resilience score is represented by the panel height, which can be identified by the side of the panel.

How to measure organized crime?

A series of 13 discussion papers, one for each illicit market considered during the development of the Index.

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This report was funded in part by a grant from the United States Department of State.

ENACT is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Institute for Security Studies and INTERPOL, in affiliation with the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

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