Saudi Arabia

Arms imports in Saudi Arabia

Arms imports in Saudi Arabia: 6 million TIV in 1960 and 3.04 billion TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.04 billion TIV
Since 1960
+3.04 billion TIV
Rank, 2025
1 of 110
counting from the highest
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in Saudi ArabiaArms imports in Saudi Arabia: 6 million TIV in 1960 and 3.04 billion TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 3.85 billion TIV in 2017, the lowest 5 million TIV in 1964.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 3.85 billion TIV in 2017, the lowest 5 million TIV in 1964.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSaudi ArabiaWorld
20253.04 billion33.3 billion
20241.24 billion30.6 billion
20231.33 billion29.5 billion
20223.05 billion33 billion
20211.75 billion26.8 billion
20202.24 billion23.4 billion
20193.03 billion26.9 billion
20182.94 billion27.3 billion
20173.85 billion31.2 billion
20162.91 billion31.4 billion
20153.47 billion28.7 billion
20142.72 billion27 billion
20131.69 billion27.4 billion
2012835 million27.9 billion
20111.18 billion29.9 billion
20101.11 billion25.8 billion
2009828 million24 billion
2008389 million24.1 billion
2007229 million26.5 billion
2006207 million24.4 billion
2005166 million21.3 billion
20041.16 billion21.3 billion
2003158 million19.2 billion
2002559 million17.7 billion
200159 million18.3 billion
2000104 million20.5 billion
19991.58 billion25.3 billion
19982.89 billion27.9 billion
19972.79 billion28.9 billion
19961.73 billion23.7 billion
1995985 million22.9 billion
1994981 million22.8 billion
19932.35 billion25.8 billion
19921.15 billion24.3 billion
19911.04 billion27.8 billion
19902.04 billion28.6 billion
19891.38 billion31.7 billion
1988784 million32.9 billion
19872.01 billion36.2 billion
19862.84 billion35.5 billion
19851.31 billion33.2 billion
1984824 million36.8 billion
19831.82 billion39.1 billion
19822.22 billion41.4 billion
19811.82 billion42 billion
19801.09 billion37.4 billion
1979767 million33.3 billion
19781.01 billion39.2 billion
19771.02 billion37 billion
1976702 million33 billion
1975372 million34.2 billion
1974547 million32.9 billion
1973202 million32.6 billion
1972130 million28.7 billion
197110 million29.3 billion
197087 million22.1 billion
1969416 million24.7 billion
1968448 million22.4 billion
1967222 million22.1 billion
1966227 million22.4 billion
196548 million23.1 billion
19645 million24.2 billion
1963–18.1 billion
196222 million15.5 billion
19618 million15 billion
19606 million15.7 billion

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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