> The estimated amount of money laundered globally in one year is 2 - 5% of global GDP, or $800 billion - $2 trillion in current US dollars. Due to the clandestine nature of money-laundering, it is however difficult to estimate the total amount of money that goes through the laundering cycle.
> The United States continues to estimate that domestic financial crime, excluding tax evasion,
generates approximately $300 billion of proceeds for potential laundering, based on the sources
and analysis cited in the 2015 NMLRA. Criminal prosecutions and law enforcement investigations indicate that most of the money earned from crime in the United States stays in the
United States, but also that the United States is an attractive destination for illicit funds generated
abroad.
> The estimated amount of money laundered globally in one year is 2 - 5% of global GDP, or $800 billion - $2 trillion in current US dollars. Due to the clandestine nature of money-laundering, it is however difficult to estimate the total amount of money that goes through the laundering cycle.
From Treasury via ABA Banking Journal (https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2015/06/treasury-u-s-money-la... and https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/2018NMLRA_12-18.p...):
> The United States continues to estimate that domestic financial crime, excluding tax evasion, generates approximately $300 billion of proceeds for potential laundering, based on the sources and analysis cited in the 2015 NMLRA. Criminal prosecutions and law enforcement investigations indicate that most of the money earned from crime in the United States stays in the United States, but also that the United States is an attractive destination for illicit funds generated abroad.