Germany vs Saudi Arabia

Germany vs Saudi Arabia: Arms exports

Arms exports: 1.7 billion TIV in Germany in 2025 and 3 million TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 2.54 billion TIV, or 850 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Germany vs Saudi Arabia: Arms exportsArms exports: 1.7 billion TIV in Germany in 2025 and 3 million TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 2.54 billion TIV, or 850 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1967.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGermanySaudi ArabiaWorld
20251.7 billion–33.5 billion
20242.11 billion–30.7 billion
20232.55 billion3 million29.5 billion
20221.51 billion–33.3 billion
2021852 million–27.1 billion
20201.15 billion–24.1 billion
2019978 million–27 billion
20181.1 billion–27.4 billion
20171.83 billion–31.3 billion
20162.51 billion5 million31.5 billion
20151.82 billion3 million28.7 billion
20141.83 billion–27.1 billion
2013721 million–27.4 billion
2012715 million–27.9 billion
20111.2 billion58 million29.9 billion
20102.36 billion1 million25.8 billion
20092.21 billion–24.4 billion
20082.38 billion–24.1 billion
20073.29 billion–26.5 billion
20062.48 billion18 million24.5 billion
20052.08 billion–21.4 billion
20041.09 billion–21.3 billion
20031.63 billion–19.2 billion
2002889 million–17.7 billion
2001851 million–18.5 billion
20001.67 billion–20.5 billion
19991.94 billion–25.4 billion
19981.84 billion–27.9 billion
1997951 million–28.9 billion
19961.95 billion1 million23.7 billion
19951.53 billion–22.9 billion
19942.91 billion–23 billion
19931.55 billion12 million25.8 billion
19921.52 billion–24.3 billion
19912.41 billion–28.2 billion
19901.82 billion–30.2 billion
19891.26 billion–34.9 billion
19881.38 billion–36.8 billion
1987908 million–39.4 billion
19861.35 billion–39 billion
19851.33 billion4 million38.2 billion
19842.93 billion6 million41.6 billion
19832.21 billion–43.9 billion
19821.51 billion–46.2 billion
19811.9 billion33 million45.8 billion
19801.6 billion–42.2 billion
19791.43 billion5 million38.4 billion
19781.6 billion–42.4 billion
19771.93 billion13 million40 billion
19761.66 billion036 billion
19751.42 billion–37.2 billion
19741.19 billion–36.6 billion
1973222 million–36.3 billion
19721.36 billion2 million34.5 billion
19711.36 billion–32.9 billion
19701.58 billion–25.3 billion
1969882 million–28.1 billion
1968588 million3 million26.1 billion
1967758 million4 million25.6 billion
1966711 million–25.8 billion
1965327 million–25.8 billion
1964437 million–26.7 billion
1963133 million–20.3 billion
1962146 million–17.5 billion
196112 million–16.4 billion
1960156 million–17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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