This is the list of the richest terrorist organizations in the world as at 2017. The data was sourced from Global Terrorism Database.
Forbes Israel offered a detailed ranking of the finances of terror organizations globally.
10. Real IRA (Annual Income $50 million)
Real IRA is a terror organization that opposes the UK peace agreement. Responsible for 40 percent of pirate tobacco market.
9. Lashkar-e-Taiba (Annual income $75 million)
Conducts deadly attacks against Idian’s military forces as well as the ordinary citizens. The terror group receives money from fundraising as well as the Pakistan government.
8. The Islamic Jihad Movement ($100 million)
7. Kata’ib Hezbollah ($150 million)
Funded by Iran. In 2015, the organization kidnapped 26 members of Qatar Royal family. Collected a ransom of $1 billion.
6. PKK – Kurdistan Workers’ Party ($180 m in annual revenues)
Has been attacking Turkey Security Forces
5. ISIS – Annual income $200 million
4. Al Qaida – Annual Income $300 million
Global network of independent radical Islamic groups. They run illegal trade in tobacco, receive ransom payments and donations.
3. Hamas (Annual Income 700 million)
Enjoys a lot of financial support from Iran annually.
2. Taliban ($800 million)
Raises revenue from heroine and opium trade in Afghanistan.
- Hezbollah ($1.1 billion)
The terror organization runs a global drug trade network which contributes to its large annual revenues.
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