Germany approved 6.2 billion euros worth of arms exports in 2017, down 9 percent from 2016

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany approved arms exports worth 6.24 billion euros (£5.48 billion) last year, down 9 percent from 2016, according to a government report rubber-stamped by the cabinet on Wednesday.

However, significant orders including a warship for Algeria and a submarine for Egypt boosted for sales to non-NATO and non-EU countries by 100 million euros to 3.795 billion euros.