In 2022, the Democratic Republic of Congo was the country with the highest number of terrorist attacks, reaching 984. That year, more than 7,300 terrorist attacks were registered worldwide, resulting in almost 22,000 fatalities.
Global trends in terrorism
While the War on Terror and the hunt for Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden dominated global coverage of terrorism after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the focus moved to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria after gained large territories in the two countries in 2014. Although the group continues to be active, it has lost much of its territory in Iraq and Syria and has moved activities to other countries such as Afghanistan and Western Africa.
Economic costs of terrorism
Next to causing devastating human losses and tragedy, terrorism causes severe economic damages. For instance, the property losses of the 9/11 attacks in the United States had an insured value of more than 27 billion U.S. dollars. Still, terrorism causes highest economic damage in the countries most impacted by terrorist activity.
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US Department of Homeland Security. (September 30, 2023). Number of terrorist attacks in 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236983/terrorist-attacks-by-country/
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US Department of Homeland Security. (2023). Number of terrorist attacks in 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236983/terrorist-attacks-by-country/
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