Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 3.04 billion TIV in Saudi Arabia and 33 million TIV in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3.01 billion TIV, or 92 times that in Thailand.
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Latest figures
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 3.04 billion 2025 | 3.47 billion | 1 of 110 |
| Thailand | 33 million 2025 | 184 million | 60 of 110 |
| World | 33.3 billion 2025 | 28.7 billion |
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Thailand.
- In 2025, Saudi Arabia ranked 1 and Thailand ranked 60 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
| Year | Saudi Arabia | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.04 billion | 33 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 1.24 billion | 73 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 1.33 billion | 290 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 3.05 billion | 271 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 1.75 billion | 151 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 2.24 billion | 141 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 3.03 billion | 293 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 2.94 billion | 636 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 3.85 billion | 317 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 2.91 billion | 346 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 3.47 billion | 184 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 2.72 billion | 107 million | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 1.69 billion | 383 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 835 million | 278 million | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 1.18 billion | 252 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 1.11 billion | 60 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 828 million | 63 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 389 million | 16 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 229 million | 8 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 207 million | 99 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 166 million | 115 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 1.16 billion | 138 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 158 million | 131 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 559 million | 152 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 59 million | 109 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 104 million | 77 million | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 1.58 billion | 160 million | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 2.89 billion | 62 million | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 2.79 billion | 910 million | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 1.73 billion | 741 million | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 985 million | 530 million | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 981 million | 608 million | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 2.35 billion | 182 million | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 1.15 billion | 429 million | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 1.04 billion | 575 million | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 2.04 billion | 235 million | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 1.38 billion | 284 million | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 784 million | 623 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 2.01 billion | 539 million | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 2.84 billion | 162 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 1.31 billion | 185 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 824 million | 360 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 1.82 billion | 247 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 2.22 billion | 81 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 1.82 billion | 350 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 1.09 billion | 318 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 767 million | 326 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 1.01 billion | 192 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 1.02 billion | 111 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 702 million | 154 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 372 million | 90 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 547 million | 114 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 202 million | 321 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 130 million | 147 million | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 10 million | 243 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 87 million | 258 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 416 million | 121 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 448 million | 88 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 222 million | 140 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 227 million | 58 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 48 million | 87 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 5 million | 84 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | – | 111 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 22 million | 113 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 8 million | 52 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 6 million | 28 million | 15.7 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.
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