Philippines vs Saudi Arabia
Philippines vs Saudi Arabia: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.3% of GDP in Philippines and 6.48% of GDP in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 5.19 percentage points, or 5.01 times that in Philippines.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1963.
- In 2025, Philippines ranked 96 and Saudi Arabia ranked 5 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Philippines | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3 | 6.48 |
| 2024 | 1.19 | 6.41 |
| 2023 | 1.18 | 6.38 |
| 2022 | 1.32 | 5.72 |
| 2021 | 1.41 | 6.43 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 8.41 |
| 2019 | 1.13 | 7.35 |
| 2018 | 1.18 | 8.42 |
| 2017 | 1.17 | 9.5 |
| 2016 | 1.05 | 9.24 |
| 2015 | 1.09 | 12.57 |
| 2014 | 1.04 | 10.26 |
| 2013 | 1.19 | 8.71 |
| 2012 | 1.11 | 7.51 |
| 2011 | 1.15 | 7.13 |
| 2010 | 1.17 | 8.57 |
| 2009 | 1.2 | 9.62 |
| 2008 | 1.25 | 7.35 |
| 2007 | 1.29 | 8.53 |
| 2006 | 1.26 | 7.85 |
| 2005 | 1.28 | 7.73 |
| 2004 | 1.36 | 8.08 |
| 2003 | 1.55 | 8.69 |
| 2002 | 1.47 | 9.76 |
| 2001 | 1.47 | 11.42 |
| 2000 | 1.61 | 10.53 |
| 1999 | 1.62 | 11.38 |
| 1998 | 1.7 | 14.31 |
| 1997 | 1.91 | 11 |
| 1996 | 2.27 | 8.47 |
| 1995 | 2.29 | 9.28 |
| 1994 | 2.17 | 10.64 |
| 1993 | 2.16 | 12.47 |
| 1992 | 2.04 | 11.28 |
| 1991 | 2.01 | 12.47 |
| 1990 | 2.15 | 14.02 |
| 1989 | 2.24 | 13.39 |
| 1988 | 2.46 | 15.15 |
| 1987 | 1.97 | 16.9 |
| 1986 | 1.99 | – |
| 1985 | 1.98 | 17 |
| 1984 | 1.64 | 19 |
| 1983 | 2.41 | 16.97 |
| 1982 | 2.6 | 17.72 |
| 1981 | 2.76 | 13.27 |
| 1980 | 2.71 | 12.61 |
| 1979 | 2.97 | 15.77 |
| 1978 | 2.58 | 16.74 |
| 1977 | 3.62 | 15.65 |
| 1976 | 3.93 | – |
| 1974 | 3.56 | – |
| 1973 | 2.81 | 10.84 |
| 1972 | 2.34 | 10.08 |
| 1971 | 2.07 | 8.64 |
| 1970 | 2.16 | 9.4 |
| 1969 | 2.09 | 9.57 |
| 1968 | 1.87 | 8.09 |
| 1967 | 1.74 | 11.51 |
| 1966 | 1.65 | 11.32 |
| 1965 | 1.55 | 7.69 |
| 1964 | 1.71 | 5.97 |
| 1963 | 1.86 | 5.9 |
| 1962 | 1.81 | – |
| 1961 | 1.7 | – |
| 1960 | 1.78 | – |
| 1959 | 1.84 | – |
| 1958 | 1.96 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
- 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
Philippines vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyPhilippines: 69.8 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPhilippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePhilippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023