Russia vs Saudi Arabia

Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 3.04 billion TIV in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 2.91 billion TIV, or 24 times that in Russia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 3.04 billion TIV in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 2.91 billion TIV, or 24 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 42 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

YearRussiaSaudi ArabiaWorld
2025129 million3.04 billion33.3 billion
2024315 million1.24 billion30.6 billion
202395 million1.33 billion29.5 billion
202239 million3.05 billion33 billion
20216 million1.75 billion26.8 billion
20201 million2.24 billion23.4 billion
20195 million3.03 billion26.9 billion
201862 million2.94 billion27.3 billion
201794 million3.85 billion31.2 billion
2016127 million2.91 billion31.4 billion
2015113 million3.47 billion28.7 billion
2014207 million2.72 billion27 billion
2013185 million1.69 billion27.4 billion
2012121 million835 million27.9 billion
201110 million1.18 billion29.9 billion
201025 million1.11 billion25.8 billion
20098 million828 million24 billion
2008–389 million24.1 billion
200790 million229 million26.5 billion
2006–207 million24.4 billion
2005–166 million21.3 billion
2004–1.16 billion21.3 billion
2003–158 million19.2 billion
2002–559 million17.7 billion
20012 million59 million18.3 billion
20001.15 billion104 million20.5 billion
1999368 million1.58 billion25.3 billion
1998–2.89 billion27.9 billion
1997–2.79 billion28.9 billion
1996–1.73 billion23.7 billion
1995–985 million22.9 billion
1994–981 million22.8 billion
1993–2.35 billion25.8 billion
199240 million1.15 billion24.3 billion
1991–1.04 billion27.8 billion
1990–2.04 billion28.6 billion
1989–1.38 billion31.7 billion
1988–784 million32.9 billion
1987–2.01 billion36.2 billion
1986–2.84 billion35.5 billion
1985–1.31 billion33.2 billion
1984–824 million36.8 billion
1983–1.82 billion39.1 billion
1982–2.22 billion41.4 billion
1981–1.82 billion42 billion
1980–1.09 billion37.4 billion
1979–767 million33.3 billion
1978–1.01 billion39.2 billion
1977–1.02 billion37 billion
1976–702 million33 billion
1975–372 million34.2 billion
1974–547 million32.9 billion
1973–202 million32.6 billion
1972–130 million28.7 billion
1971–10 million29.3 billion
1970–87 million22.1 billion
1969–416 million24.7 billion
1968–448 million22.4 billion
1967–222 million22.1 billion
1966–227 million22.4 billion
1965–48 million23.1 billion
1964–5 million24.2 billion
1963––18.1 billion
1962–22 million15.5 billion
1961–8 million15 billion
1960–6 million15.7 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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