ILR’s new research, International Tort Costs, measures and compares tort system costs in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union’s five largest economies – Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands – Australia, and Canada. The study finds that tort costs are rising across most jurisdictions studied and, in many cases, outpacing both economic growth and inflation. From 2014 to 2023, tort costs as a share of GDP increased by an average of 7.05% per year across the jurisdictions studied – exceeding average annual GDP growth of 4.63% and average annual inflation of 2.60% over the same period …
International Tort Costs: A Comparative Analysis of the United States, United Kingdom, EUG5, Australia, and Canada (US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, 12 July 2026).
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