Poland vs Saudi Arabia
Poland vs Saudi Arabia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $42.5B in Poland and $81.5B in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by $38.9B, or 1.92 times that in Poland.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 1977, when it overtook Poland.
- In 2025, Poland ranked 14 and Saudi Arabia ranked 7 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Poland | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $42.5B | $81.5B |
| 2024 | $34.5B | $80.3B |
| 2023 | $29B | $79.1B |
| 2022 | $19.9B | $73.8B |
| 2021 | $19.6B | $67.4B |
| 2020 | $18.7B | $71B |
| 2019 | $16.3B | $74.3B |
| 2018 | $16.1B | $83.8B |
| 2017 | $14.2B | $81B |
| 2016 | $13.9B | $72.6B |
| 2015 | $14.7B | $102B |
| 2014 | $12.3B | $95.2B |
| 2013 | $11.1B | $80.7B |
| 2012 | $11.2B | $70.5B |
| 2011 | $11.1B | $62.3B |
| 2010 | $10.9B | $61.4B |
| 2009 | $10.4B | $59B |
| 2008 | $9.89B | $57.4B |
| 2007 | $10.9B | $58.5B |
| 2006 | $9.63B | $50.8B |
| 2005 | $9.05B | $44.6B |
| 2004 | $8.48B | $36.9B |
| 2003 | $8.09B | $33.3B |
| 2002 | $7.78B | $33B |
| 2001 | $7.65B | $37.6B |
| 2000 | $7.41B | $35.3B |
| 1999 | $7.63B | $32.1B |
| 1998 | $7.75B | $36B |
| 1997 | $7.46B | $31.2B |
| 1996 | $6.81B | $23B |
| 1995 | $6.47B | $23B |
| 1994 | $6.43B | $26.1B |
| 1993 | $6.44B | $30.2B |
| 1992 | $5.88B | $28.5B |
| 1991 | $6.06B | $30.4B |
| 1990 | $8.61B | $31.8B |
| 1989 | $8.29B | $25.3B |
| 1988 | $10.2B | $26.8B |
| 1987 | $9.87B | $29.3B |
| 1986 | $10.2B | – |
| 1985 | $9.79B | $32.9B |
| 1984 | $9.08B | $39.9B |
| 1983 | $8.04B | $37.1B |
| 1982 | $9.03B | $45.7B |
| 1981 | $8.19B | $41B |
| 1980 | $8.11B | $35.2B |
| 1979 | $8.58B | $31.5B |
| 1978 | $8.54B | $24.5B |
| 1977 | $8.91B | $21.6B |
| 1976 | $8.38B | – |
| 1975 | $8.05B | – |
| 1974 | $7.56B | – |
| 1973 | $7.48B | $7.36B |
| 1972 | $7.02B | $5.7B |
| 1971 | $6.98B | $4.06B |
| 1970 | $6.54B | $3.42B |
| 1969 | – | $3.12B |
| 1968 | – | $2.55B |
| 1967 | – | $2.57B |
| 1966 | – | $2.34B |
| 1965 | – | $1.41B |
| 1964 | – | $982M |
| 1963 | – | $929M |
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Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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
Poland vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023