Saudi Arabia vs Yemen

Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Arms imports

Arms imports: 3.04 billion TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2025 and 1 million TIV in Yemen in 2022, by SIPRI estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3.05 billion TIV, or 3,100 times that in Yemen.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Arms importsArms imports: 3.04 billion TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2025 and 1 million TIV in Yemen in 2022, by SIPRI estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3.05 billion TIV, or 3,100 times that in Yemen.
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What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Yemen.
  • The world as a whole: 33 billion TIV in 2022.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSaudi ArabiaYemenWorld
20253.04 billion–33.3 billion
20241.24 billion–30.6 billion
20231.33 billion–29.5 billion
20223.05 billion1 million33 billion
20211.75 billion–26.8 billion
20202.24 billion–23.4 billion
20193.03 billion–26.9 billion
20182.94 billion9 million27.3 billion
20173.85 billion6 million31.2 billion
20162.91 billion7 million31.4 billion
20153.47 billion33 million28.7 billion
20142.72 billion6 million27 billion
20131.69 billion23 million27.4 billion
2012835 million38 million27.9 billion
20111.18 billion47 million29.9 billion
20101.11 billion261 million25.8 billion
2009828 million5 million24 billion
2008389 million41 million24.1 billion
2007229 million66 million26.5 billion
2006207 million38 million24.4 billion
2005166 million316 million21.3 billion
20041.16 billion253 million21.3 billion
2003158 million58 million19.2 billion
2002559 million585 million17.7 billion
200159 million70 million18.3 billion
2000104 million158 million20.5 billion
19991.58 billion52 million25.3 billion
19982.89 billion1 million27.9 billion
19972.79 billion–28.9 billion
19961.73 billion–23.7 billion
1995985 million167 million22.9 billion
1994981 million4 million22.8 billion
19932.35 billion–25.8 billion
19921.15 billion–24.3 billion
19911.04 billion113 million27.8 billion
19902.04 billion78 million28.6 billion
19891.38 billion–31.7 billion
1988784 million–32.9 billion
19872.01 billion–36.2 billion
19862.84 billion–35.5 billion
19851.31 billion–33.2 billion
1984824 million–36.8 billion
19831.82 billion–39.1 billion
19822.22 billion–41.4 billion
19811.82 billion–42 billion
19801.09 billion–37.4 billion
1979767 million–33.3 billion
19781.01 billion–39.2 billion
19771.02 billion–37 billion
1976702 million–33 billion
1975372 million–34.2 billion
1974547 million–32.9 billion
1973202 million–32.6 billion
1972130 million–28.7 billion
197110 million–29.3 billion
197087 million–22.1 billion
1969416 million–24.7 billion
1968448 million–22.4 billion
1967222 million–22.1 billion
1966227 million–22.4 billion
196548 million–23.1 billion
19645 million–24.2 billion
1963––18.1 billion
196222 million–15.5 billion
19618 million–15 billion
19606 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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