Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2020-2024, by industry
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Updated Aug 15, 2025
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteAni Petrosyan (2025). Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2020-2024, by industry [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/topics/10499/cyber-security-in-germany/Dataset updatedAug 15, 2025AuthorsAni PetrosyanDescriptionBetween March 2022 and February 2024, the highest average cost of a data breach, nearly 9.77 million U.S. dollars, was detected in the healthcare industry. The financial sector ranked second, with 6.08 million U.S. dollars on average per breach. The global average data breach cost in the measured period was 4.88 million U.S. dollars. Data breaches in the public sector cost relatively low, an average of 2.55 million U.S. dollars during the measured period.
Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2020-2025, by industry
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Updated Aug 29, 2025ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista (2025). Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2020-2025, by industry [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/387861/cost-data-breach-by-industry/Dataset updatedAug 29, 2025Time period coveredMay 2020 - Feb 2025Area coveredWorldwideDescriptionBetween March 2024 and February 2025, the highest average cost of a data breach, nearly **** million U.S. dollars, was detected in the healthcare industry. The financial sector ranked second, with **** million U.S. dollars on average per breach. The global average data breach cost in the measured period was **** million U.S. dollars. Data breaches in the public sector cost relatively lower, an average of **** million U.S. dollars during the measured period.
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FacebookTwitterEmailBetween March 2022 and February 2024, the highest average cost of a data breach, nearly 9.77 million U.S. dollars, was detected in the healthcare industry. The financial sector ranked second, with 6.08 million U.S. dollars on average per breach. The global average data breach cost in the measured period was 4.88 million U.S. dollars. Data breaches in the public sector cost relatively low, an average of 2.55 million U.S. dollars during the measured period.