| Largest black markets | Estimated annual market value (Billion USD) |
|---|---|
| Total | 1,100[4] or 1,400[4] |
| Marijuana | 142[4] |
| Prostitution | 108[4] |
| Counterfeit technology products | 100[4] |
| Counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs | 75[4] |
| Prescription drugs | 73[4] |
| Cocaine | 70[4] |
| Opium and heroin | 65[4] |
| Web Video piracy | 60[4] |
| Software piracy | 53[4] |
| Cigarette smuggling | 50[4] |
Wat wapens betreft is het iets moeilijker. Laten we eerst al eens kijken naar het 'defensie' budget. Op zich al een orwelliaanse naam.
This is a list of the ten countries with the highest defence budgets for the year 2008. The information is from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute [10]. Total world spending amounted to $1.464 trillion USD in 2008.
| Rank | Country | Spending ($ b.) | World Share (%) |
| — | World Total | 1464.0 | 100 |
| 1 |  United States | 607.0 | 41.5 |
| 2 |  China | 84.9a | 5.8a |
| 3 |  France | 65.7 | 4.5 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom | 65.3 | 4.5 |
| 5 |  Russian Federation | 58.6a | 4.0a |
| 6 |  Germany | 46.8 | 3.2 |
| 7 |  Japan | 46.3 | 3.2 |
| 8 |  Italy | 40.6 | 2.8 |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | 38.2 | 2.6 |
| 10 |  India | 32.7 | 2.1 |
2010
This Financial Times Global 500 based list is up to date as of March 30, 2010. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter [1] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | PetroChina ▼329,259.7 |
| 2 | | Exxon Mobil ▲316,230.8 |
| 3 | | Microsoft ▼256,864.7 |
| 4 | | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ▼246,419.8 |
| 5 | | Apple Inc. ▲213,096.7 |
| 6 |  | BHP Billiton ▲209,935.1 |
| 7 | | Wal-mart ▲209,000.7 |
| 8 | | Berkshire Hathaway ▲200,620.5 |
| 9 | | General Electric ▲194,246.2 |
| 10 | | China Mobile ▲192,998.6 |
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