Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland

Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland: Arms exports

Arms exports: 3 million TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2023 and 129 million TIV in Switzerland in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 60 million TIV, or 21 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland: Arms exportsArms exports: 3 million TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2023 and 129 million TIV in Switzerland in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 60 million TIV, or 21 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say

  • Switzerland 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 ArabiaSwitzerlandWorld
2025–129 million33.5 billion
2024–11 million30.7 billion
20233 million63 million29.5 billion
2022–181 million33.3 billion
2021–107 million27.1 billion
2020–145 million24.1 billion
2019–222 million27 billion
2018–244 million27.4 billion
2017–175 million31.3 billion
20165 million220 million31.5 billion
20153 million491 million28.7 billion
2014–352 million27.1 billion
2013–213 million27.4 billion
2012–257 million27.9 billion
201158 million349 million29.9 billion
20101 million285 million25.8 billion
2009–260 million24.4 billion
2008–506 million24.1 billion
2007–325 million26.5 billion
200618 million320 million24.5 billion
2005–274 million21.4 billion
2004–293 million21.3 billion
2003–207 million19.2 billion
2002–178 million17.7 billion
2001–219 million18.5 billion
2000–140 million20.5 billion
1999–227 million25.4 billion
1998–198 million27.9 billion
1997–131 million28.9 billion
19961 million204 million23.7 billion
1995–144 million22.9 billion
1994–176 million23 billion
199312 million232 million25.8 billion
1992–457 million24.3 billion
1991–508 million28.2 billion
1990–475 million30.2 billion
1989–318 million34.9 billion
1988–375 million36.8 billion
1987–319 million39.4 billion
1986–340 million39 billion
19854 million347 million38.2 billion
19846 million529 million41.6 billion
1983–331 million43.9 billion
1982–413 million46.2 billion
198133 million559 million45.8 billion
1980–566 million42.2 billion
19795 million488 million38.4 billion
1978–223 million42.4 billion
197713 million339 million40 billion
19760592 million36 billion
1975–484 million37.2 billion
1974–89 million36.6 billion
1973–54 million36.3 billion
19722 million34 million34.5 billion
1971–42 million32.9 billion
1970–18 million25.3 billion
1969–106 million28.1 billion
19683 million88 million26.1 billion
19674 million261 million25.6 billion
1966–367 million25.8 billion
1965–484 million25.8 billion
1964–394 million26.7 billion
1963–351 million20.3 billion
1962–534 million17.5 billion
1961–493 million16.4 billion
1960–435 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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