Saudi Arabia
Military Spending Profile
#6
Global Rank
$79B
2024 Spending
3%
of World Spending
7.3%
of GDP
Military Spending Over Time
Constant 2023 USD (billions)
Military Spending as % of GDP
10-Year Trend
-20.2%
Military spending has decreased over the past decade
Peak Spending
$99B
in 2015 (constant 2023 USD)
🔫 Arms Sales
$110B
Top Systems:
- • F-15SA fighters ($29.4B)
- • THAAD missile defense ($15B)
- • Patriot PAC-3 ($1.75B)
- • Abrams tanks ($1.15B)
- • Apache helicopters
Largest US arms buyer. Weapons used in Yemen war bombing campaign that killed thousands of civilians. Arms sales temporarily paused under Biden, resumed under Trump.
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