Saudi Arabia

Arms exports in Saudi Arabia

Arms exports in Saudi Arabia: 4 million TIV in 1967 and 3 million TIV in 2023, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2023
3 million TIV
Since 1967
−1 million TIV
World, 2023
29.5 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms exports in Saudi ArabiaArms exports in Saudi Arabia: 4 million TIV in 1967 and 3 million TIV in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 58 million TIV in 2011, the lowest 0 TIV in 1976.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 58 million TIV in 2011, the lowest 0 TIV in 1976.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSaudi ArabiaWorld
2025–33.5 billion
2024–30.7 billion
20233 million29.5 billion
2022–33.3 billion
2021–27.1 billion
2020–24.1 billion
2019–27 billion
2018–27.4 billion
2017–31.3 billion
20165 million31.5 billion
20153 million28.7 billion
2014–27.1 billion
2013–27.4 billion
2012–27.9 billion
201158 million29.9 billion
20101 million25.8 billion
2009–24.4 billion
2008–24.1 billion
2007–26.5 billion
200618 million24.5 billion
2005–21.4 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
2002–17.7 billion
2001–18.5 billion
2000–20.5 billion
1999–25.4 billion
1998–27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
19961 million23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
1994–23 billion
199312 million25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
1991–28.2 billion
1990–30.2 billion
1989–34.9 billion
1988–36.8 billion
1987–39.4 billion
1986–39 billion
19854 million38.2 billion
19846 million41.6 billion
1983–43.9 billion
1982–46.2 billion
198133 million45.8 billion
1980–42.2 billion
19795 million38.4 billion
1978–42.4 billion
197713 million40 billion
1976036 billion
1975–37.2 billion
1974–36.6 billion
1973–36.3 billion
19722 million34.5 billion
1971–32.9 billion
1970–25.3 billion
1969–28.1 billion
19683 million26.1 billion
19674 million25.6 billion
1966–25.8 billion
1965–25.8 billion
1964–26.7 billion
1963–20.3 billion
1962–17.5 billion
1961–16.4 billion
1960–17.6 billion

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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