The source has converted ransom amounts into U.S. dollars using the currency exchange rate from the year of the payment in cases where the payment was made in euros. The ransom amounts were then adjusted for inflation so that they are in 2014 dollars.
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Ransom money paid to Al Qaeda and affiliates 2008-2014, by incident
This statistic shows the amount of ransom money paid to Al Qaeda and its affiliates from 2008 and 2014. In the 2008 kidnapping of two Austrians, about * U.S. dollars were paid for ransom.
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New York Times. (July 29, 2014). Ransom money paid to Al Qaeda and its affiliates from 2008 to 2014, by incident (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/324555/ransom-money-paid-to-al-qaeda-and-affiliates-by-incident/
New York Times. "Ransom money paid to Al Qaeda and its affiliates from 2008 to 2014, by incident (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 29, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/324555/ransom-money-paid-to-al-qaeda-and-affiliates-by-incident/
New York Times. (2014). Ransom money paid to Al Qaeda and its affiliates from 2008 to 2014, by incident (in million U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/324555/ransom-money-paid-to-al-qaeda-and-affiliates-by-incident/
New York Times. "Ransom Money Paid to Al Qaeda and Its Affiliates from 2008 to 2014, by Incident (in Million U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Jul 2014, /statistics/324555/ransom-money-paid-to-al-qaeda-and-affiliates-by-incident/
New York Times, Ransom money paid to Al Qaeda and its affiliates from 2008 to 2014, by incident (in million U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/324555/ransom-money-paid-to-al-qaeda-and-affiliates-by-incident/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Ransom money paid to Al Qaeda and its affiliates from 2008 to 2014, by incident (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], New York Times, July 29, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/324555/ransom-money-paid-to-al-qaeda-and-affiliates-by-incident/
