Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 25

22-Jun-2009

ALGERIA

Algerian Military Expenditure Surged To $5.2Bn In 2008, Says SIPRI

Algeria was highlighted as one of a dozen countries that made substantial contributions to the total increase in global military expenditure in 2008, according to figures published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) earlier this month. Algerias military spending totaled $5.2bn last year, according to SIPRIs flagship publication Yearbook on...