GDPR fines amount by type of violation 2023 | Statista

Since the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018, fines have been issued for several types of violations. As of May 2023, the most significant share of penalties was due to companies' non-compliance with general data processing principles. This violation has led to over 1.67 billion euros worth of fines.

Fines issued for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations as of May 2023, by type of violation (in million euros)

Type of violation	Amount of fine in million euros
Non-compliance with general data processing principles	1,674.71
Insufficient legal basis for data processing	431.61
Insufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure information security	379.86
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations	237.25
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights	51.91
Unknown	9.25
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority	6.04
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations	1.78
Insufficient data processing agreement	1.06
Lack of appointment of data protection officer	0.92

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May 2023

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