Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Arms exports

Arms exports: 3 million TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2023 and 702 million TIV in United Kingdom in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 1.32 billion TIV, or 440 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Arms exportsArms exports: 3 million TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2023 and 702 million TIV in United Kingdom in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 1.32 billion TIV, or 440 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom 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 ArabiaUnited KingdomWorld
2025–702 million33.5 billion
2024–884 million30.7 billion
20233 million1.32 billion29.5 billion
2022–1.74 billion33.3 billion
2021–639 million27.1 billion
2020–652 million24.1 billion
2019–886 million27 billion
2018–682 million27.4 billion
2017–1.1 billion31.3 billion
20165 million1.34 billion31.5 billion
20153 million1.18 billion28.7 billion
2014–1.66 billion27.1 billion
2013–1.51 billion27.4 billion
2012–813 million27.9 billion
201158 million1 billion29.9 billion
20101 million1.15 billion25.8 billion
2009–1.07 billion24.4 billion
2008–931 million24.1 billion
2007–924 million26.5 billion
200618 million957 million24.5 billion
2005–990 million21.4 billion
2004–1.23 billion21.3 billion
2003–769 million19.2 billion
2002–1.08 billion17.7 billion
2001–1.35 billion18.5 billion
2000–1.62 billion20.5 billion
1999–1.32 billion25.4 billion
1998–1.4 billion27.9 billion
1997–2.36 billion28.9 billion
19961 million1.62 billion23.7 billion
1995–1.46 billion22.9 billion
1994–1.53 billion23 billion
199312 million1.38 billion25.8 billion
1992–1.09 billion24.3 billion
1991–1.53 billion28.2 billion
1990–1.84 billion30.2 billion
1989–3.5 billion34.9 billion
1988–2.53 billion36.8 billion
1987–3.6 billion39.4 billion
1986–1.99 billion39 billion
19854 million2.14 billion38.2 billion
19846 million2.53 billion41.6 billion
1983–2.54 billion43.9 billion
1982–2.52 billion46.2 billion
198133 million2.36 billion45.8 billion
1980–1.57 billion42.2 billion
19795 million1.54 billion38.4 billion
1978–2.21 billion42.4 billion
197713 million2.2 billion40 billion
197602.52 billion36 billion
1975–2.23 billion37.2 billion
1974–2.25 billion36.6 billion
1973–2.79 billion36.3 billion
19722 million2.68 billion34.5 billion
1971–2.35 billion32.9 billion
1970–982 million25.3 billion
1969–1.62 billion28.1 billion
19683 million1.68 billion26.1 billion
19674 million1.88 billion25.6 billion
1966–1.42 billion25.8 billion
1965–1.5 billion25.8 billion
1964–1.41 billion26.7 billion
1963–1.24 billion20.3 billion
1962–1.07 billion17.5 billion
1961–1.4 billion16.4 billion
1960–2.19 billion17.6 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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