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The Pain Index

Total annual compliance cost documented by European companies, regulation by regulation.

Documented annual regulatory burden

€1,275,241

≈ €1.3M per year, across 7 submissions from 5 companies

Companies reporting
5
Average cost per submission
€182.2K
Latest data point
29 Sept 2026

Industry breakdown

Average compliance cost by industry

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Mean annual SCM figure per industry. Journalists and members can compare where the documented burden sits today.

How figures are classified

Three strict verification tiers

Grounded in the EU Better Regulation Toolbox (Tool #58: Standard Cost Model) and the OECD Regulatory Compliance Cost Assessment.

Self-Reported

The organisation entered the figure. It is published as submitted and has not been checked against documents.

Evidence Supplied

Supporting documents are on file. The figure stays in this tier until it is reviewed.

Independently Verified

ERBA has reviewed the evidence and confirmed the figure against the stated methodology.

Leaderboard

Which regulation costs Europe the most?

Ranked by total documented annual cost

  1. CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive)

    2 submissions · 51.8% of total

    €660,000per year

  2. 2

    Supply Chain Act (CSDDD)

    1 submission · 39.2% of total

    €500,000per year

  3. 3

    Other

    1 submission · 7.8% of total

    €100,000per year

  4. 4

    EU AI Act

    2 submissions · 0.8% of total

    €10,241per year

  5. 5

    NIS2 (Network and Information Security)

    1 submission · 0.4% of total

    €5,000per year

Methodology: figures are self-reported annual compliance cost estimates submitted by member companies. Company identities are never displayed; anonymous submissions are included in aggregates. Totals refresh every minute.

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