International Institute for Peace and Research in Stockholm, every year publishes and figures moneys spent by 171 countries of the world in use of the army.
Referring to the report published by the Institute, Albania in the period 1992 - 2013 has spent 3.131 billion dollars for the military. According to the schedule, costs were lower in 1998, a year after riots in our country, where the government has spent 70.4 million dollars only in the military field. While a higher level of spending achieved in 2009, the year when Albania joined NATO. In this year in the "military spending" had raised at 251 million dollars.
Expenses were higher in 2008, where were exactly are disbursed 233 million dollars for military spending. While in the last year included in this report, in 2013 our country has spent 168 million dollars.
In comparison with other countries in the region, Macedonia, Montenegro or Bosnia, Albania shows that in total has spent more on the military, but for these countries report data start many years later. More specifically, Macedonia from 1996 to 2013 for the military, has spent 3 billion and 46 million dollars, which costs more numerous, are committed 436 million dollars during 2001, the year in which Macedonia was at war, or almost twice with more than our country in the year with higher costs.
Even Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost at the same levels. For the period 2002 - 2013, this state has investiuar 3 billion and 90 million dollars. Meanwhile, Montenegro has spent far less. In the period 2006 - 2013, this country has performed military spending around 626 million and 800 thousand dollars or five times less than Albania.
International Institute for Peace Research in Stockholm is an independent international institution dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, the institute provides data, analysis and recommendations regarding the level of armament in the world. Only 2013 worldwide 1.747 trillion dollars are spent where states have invested more are America, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and France.
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