Cost of Corrosion Study

A study sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Infrastructure Research and Development shows that the total direct cost of corrosion in the United States was determined to be $279 billion per year, which is 3.2 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Indirect costs to the user (society costs) are conservatively estimated to be equal to the direct costs. This means that the overall cost to society could be as much as six percent of the GDP.

See a breakdown of the costs by industry here. See a summary of the report here (PDF, 242k), or download the entire report here (PDF, 781k).