Israel vs Saudi Arabia
Israel vs Saudi Arabia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $5,108 in Israel and $2,428 in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by $2,680, or 2.1 times that in Saudi Arabia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
- In 2025, Israel ranked 1 and Saudi Arabia ranked 6 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Israel | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,108 | $2,428 |
| 2024 | $4,926 | $2,386 |
| 2023 | $2,949 | $2,366 |
| 2022 | $2,526 | $2,253 |
| 2021 | $2,660 | $2,027 |
| 2020 | $2,411 | $2,095 |
| 2019 | $2,306 | $2,169 |
| 2018 | $2,284 | $2,439 |
| 2017 | $2,261 | $2,273 |
| 2016 | $2,041 | $2,090 |
| 2015 | $2,003 | $2,957 |
| 2014 | $2,193 | $2,833 |
| 2013 | $2,050 | $2,433 |
| 2012 | $1,855 | $2,125 |
| 2011 | $1,965 | $1,894 |
| 2010 | $1,881 | $1,833 |
| 2009 | $1,765 | $1,738 |
| 2008 | $1,943 | $1,675 |
| 2007 | $1,627 | $1,619 |
| 2006 | $1,360 | $1,408 |
| 2005 | $1,321 | $1,262 |
| 2004 | $1,306 | $1,088 |
| 2003 | $1,262 | $1,022 |
| 2002 | $1,251 | $1,059 |
| 2001 | $1,354 | $1,266 |
| 2000 | $1,361 | $1,268 |
| 1999 | $1,287 | $1,206 |
| 1998 | $1,395 | $1,424 |
| 1997 | $1,517 | $1,285 |
| 1996 | $1,544 | $984 |
| 1995 | $1,482 | $1,014 |
| 1994 | $1,509 | $1,144 |
| 1993 | $1,543 | $1,377 |
| 1992 | $1,495 | $1,345 |
| 1991 | $2,000 | $1,501 |
| 1990 | $1,477 | $1,575 |
| 1989 | $1,279 | $1,291 |
| 1988 | $1,638 | $1,423 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 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
Israel vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023