WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (TrustLaw) - Poor countries lost nearly $6 trillion in dirty money through crime, corruption and tax evasion between 2001 and 2010, Global Financial Integrity estimates in its latest report on illicit financial flows.
Following is a table of the Top 10 exporters of illicit capital in the 2001-2010 decade and in the latest year:
2001-2010 2010
1. China..................... $2.74 trillion $420.36 bln
2. Mexico ................ $476 billion $51.17 bln
3. Malaysia..... .......... $285 billion $64.38 bln
4. Saudi Arabia.......... $210 billion $38.30 bln
5. Russia .................. $152 billion $43.64 biln
6. Philippines............ $138 bln $16.62 bln
7. Nigeria.................. $129 bln $19.66 bln
8. India ...................... $123 bln $1.61 bln
9. Indonesia................ $109 bln $5.21 bln
10. United Arab Emirates $107 bln $7.6 bln
(Compiled by Stella Dawson)
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