Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: Azerbaijani allocated $ 9.2 billion for defense expenditures in 10 years

Armenia increased its defense expenditures last year while Azerbaijan and Georgia reduced it.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported that Azerbaijan allocated $1.421 billion for defense expenditures in 2010, Armenia - $404 million, Georgia - $452 million.

Armenia increased its defense expenditures for $45 million as against the figures of 2009. Azerbaijan reduced it for $52 million and Georgia - $152 million.

According to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Azerbaijan spent $9.215 billion for defense expenditures in 2000-2010, Georgia - $4.317 billion, Armenia - $2.630 billion.

The statistics considered the resources allocated from the state budget for the defense expenditure sector.


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