Saudi Arabia vs Spain

Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Arms exports

Arms exports: 3 million TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2023 and 341 million TIV in Spain in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 909 million TIV, or 300 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Arms exportsArms exports: 3 million TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2023 and 341 million TIV in Spain in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 909 million TIV, or 300 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1967.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSaudi ArabiaSpainWorld
2025–341 million33.5 billion
2024–606 million30.7 billion
20233 million912 million29.5 billion
2022–1.01 billion33.3 billion
2021–676 million27.1 billion
2020–1.01 billion24.1 billion
2019–318 million27 billion
2018–705 million27.4 billion
2017–820 million31.3 billion
20165 million481 million31.5 billion
20153 million982 million28.7 billion
2014–962 million27.1 billion
2013–450 million27.4 billion
2012–266 million27.9 billion
201158 million997 million29.9 billion
20101 million273 million25.8 billion
2009–984 million24.4 billion
2008–626 million24.1 billion
2007–628 million26.5 billion
200618 million898 million24.5 billion
2005–113 million21.4 billion
2004–54 million21.3 billion
2003–99 million19.2 billion
2002–18 million17.7 billion
2001–8 million18.5 billion
2000–47 million20.5 billion
1999–46 million25.4 billion
1998–174 million27.9 billion
1997–605 million28.9 billion
19961 million112 million23.7 billion
1995–88 million22.9 billion
1994–253 million23 billion
199312 million103 million25.8 billion
1992–70 million24.3 billion
1991–103 million28.2 billion
1990–116 million30.2 billion
1989–167 million34.9 billion
1988–136 million36.8 billion
1987–152 million39.4 billion
1986–197 million39 billion
19854 million92 million38.2 billion
19846 million244 million41.6 billion
1983–367 million43.9 billion
1982–263 million46.2 billion
198133 million135 million45.8 billion
1980–10 million42.2 billion
19795 million18 million38.4 billion
1978–38 million42.4 billion
197713 million25 million40 billion
1976046 million36 billion
1975–272 million37.2 billion
1974–82 million36.6 billion
1973–18 million36.3 billion
19722 million18 million34.5 billion
1971–140 million32.9 billion
1970–70 million25.3 billion
1969–10 million28.1 billion
19683 million12 million26.1 billion
19674 million12 million25.6 billion
1966–26 million25.8 billion
1965–33 million25.8 billion
1964–12 million26.7 billion
1963–10 million20.3 billion
1962–10 million17.5 billion
1961–8 million16.4 billion
1960–2 million17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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