Cost of Government Internet Shutdowns

Source: Brookings Institute

National governments who shut down all or part of the internet cost their economies more than $2.4 billion over the past year.

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Cost of Internet Shutdowns July 2015-June 2016 in $M

South Asia

India $968M

Pakistan $70MBangladesh $69M

$1,107M

Middle East

Saudi Arabia $465M

Iraq $210M

Syria (ISIS areas) $48MTurkey $35M

$768M

Rest of World

Morocco $320M

Brazil $116M

Republic of Congo $73M

Other $48M

$557MOther $10M Total =

$2,431M