Germany vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 1.63 billion TIV in Germany and 3.04 billion TIV in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 1.41 billion TIV, or 1.86 times that in Germany.
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Latest figures
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1.63 billion 2025 | 119 million | 6 of 110 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.04 billion 2025 | 3.47 billion | 1 of 110 |
| World | 33.3 billion 2025 | 28.7 billion |
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2025, Germany ranked 6 and Saudi Arabia ranked 1 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.
Every year
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Year | Germany | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.63 billion | 3.04 billion | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 240 million | 1.24 billion | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 203 million | 1.33 billion | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 269 million | 3.05 billion | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 235 million | 1.75 billion | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 105 million | 2.24 billion | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 38 million | 3.03 billion | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 14 million | 2.94 billion | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 43 million | 3.85 billion | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 55 million | 2.91 billion | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 119 million | 3.47 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 77 million | 2.72 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 103 million | 1.69 billion | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 140 million | 835 million | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 79 million | 1.18 billion | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 301 million | 1.11 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 329 million | 828 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 277 million | 389 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 46 million | 229 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 413 million | 207 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 206 million | 166 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 245 million | 1.16 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 70 million | 158 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 71 million | 559 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 133 million | 59 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 113 million | 104 million | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 129 million | 1.58 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 618 million | 2.89 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 60 million | 2.79 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 244 million | 1.73 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 222 million | 985 million | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 417 million | 981 million | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 529 million | 2.35 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 716 million | 1.15 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 750 million | 1.04 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 757 million | 2.04 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 701 million | 1.38 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 447 million | 784 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 340 million | 2.01 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 322 million | 2.84 billion | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 130 million | 1.31 billion | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 412 million | 824 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 434 million | 1.82 billion | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 453 million | 2.22 billion | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 261 million | 1.82 billion | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 150 million | 1.09 billion | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 65 million | 767 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 661 million | 1.01 billion | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 1.01 billion | 1.02 billion | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 1.36 billion | 702 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 1.83 billion | 372 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 2.14 billion | 547 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 1.72 billion | 202 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 796 million | 130 million | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 2.24 billion | 10 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 1.26 billion | 87 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 1.23 billion | 416 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 1.25 billion | 448 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 1.39 billion | 222 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 3.39 billion | 227 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 3.52 billion | 48 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 3.83 billion | 5 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 3.31 billion | – | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 2.5 billion | 22 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 2.09 billion | 8 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 2.04 billion | 6 million | 15.7 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Major weapons the country received, 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.
- Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time