KINGSTON, Jamaica – A website Havoscope.com, which provides data and information on black market activities around the world, ranks Jamaica 25th in Prostitution Revenue Worldwide.
According to the ranking posted March 2014, Jamaica earned US$58 million from the industry, falling behind the Czech Republic which earned US$200m.
The number one earner according to the Havoscope.com ranking is China, which it says hauled in US$73 billion in revenue from prostitution.
Spain ranked second with US$26.5 billion and Japan third with US$24 billion.
Other countries in the list were the United States with $14.6b in earnings, the United Kingdom with US$1b and Russia with US$540m.
There were 26 countries in total. Article courtesy http://www.jamaicaobserver.com
The revenue estimates come from a wide range of sources, such as public health programs, law enforcement initiatives and other criminal justice programs, as well as media reports. The source for the individual country’s sex trade revenue is available by clicking on the number figure. Click on the country name to see all of the country’s threat assessments regarding the black market. See first 25 on the list:
- VALUE in U.S. DOLLARS
- China$73 Billion
Photo courtesy nakedchiefs.com - Spain$26.5 Billion
- Japan$24 Billion
- Germany$18 Billion (Legal Industry)
- United States$14.6 Billion
- South Korea$12 Billion
- India$8.4 Billion
- Thailand$6.4 Billion
- Philippines$6 Billion
- Switzerland$4.4 Billion (Legal Industry)
- Turkey$4.0 Billion
- Indonesia$2.25 Billion
- Taiwan$1.84 Billion
- Ukraine$1.5 Billion
- Bulgaria$1.3 Billion
- United Kingdom$1 Billion
- Malaysia$0.9638 Billion ($963.8 Million)
- Netherlands$0.800 Billion ($800 Million) (Legal Industry)
- Italy$0.600 Billion ($600 Million)
- Russia$0.540 Billion ($540 Million)
- Cambodia$0.511 Billion ($511 Million)
- Israel$0.500 Billion ($500 Million)
- Ireland$0.326 Billion ($326 Million)
- Czech Republic$0.200 Billion ($200 Million)
- Jamaica$0.058 Billion ($58 Million)
Source : Havoscope
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