Saudi Arabia - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Saudi Arabia was 57,519,420,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 87,185,870,000 in 2015 and 71,555,550 in 1961.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1960 140,888,900
1961 71,555,550
1962 84,222,220
1963 113,777,800
1964 123,555,600
1965 177,777,800
1966 300,444,400
1967 336,222,200
1968 338,666,700
1969 429,333,300
1970 471,555,600
1971 587,274,300
1972 930,574,800
1973 1,565,590,000
1977 11,584,770,000
1978 13,404,090,000
1979 17,616,730,000
1980 20,724,490,000
1981 24,399,930,000
1982 27,095,800,000
1983 21,872,720,000
1984 22,672,050,000
1985 17,656,970,000
1987 14,460,270,000
1988 13,354,670,000
1989 12,749,870,000
1990 16,355,470,000
1991 16,355,470,000
1992 15,360,270,000
1993 16,451,200,000
1994 14,279,730,000
1995 13,200,270,000
1996 13,340,000,000
1997 18,126,670,000
1998 20,861,600,000
1999 18,320,000,000
2000 19,964,270,000
2001 21,026,670,000
2002 18,501,870,000
2003 18,747,470,000
2004 20,910,400,000
2005 25,392,040,000
2006 29,580,510,000
2007 35,469,510,000
2008 38,222,930,000
2009 41,267,200,000
2010 45,244,530,000
2011 48,530,930,000
2012 56,497,860,000
2013 67,020,000,000
2014 80,762,400,000
2015 87,185,870,000
2016 63,672,800,000
2017 70,400,000,000
2018 74,477,330,000
2019 61,952,000,000
2020 57,519,420,000

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Saudi Arabia was 232,000,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 326,947,000,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 322,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1960 634,000,000
1961 322,000,000
1962 379,000,000
1963 512,000,000
1964 556,000,000
1965 800,000,000
1966 1,352,000,000
1967 1,513,000,000
1968 1,524,000,000
1969 1,932,000,000
1970 2,122,000,000
1971 2,635,000,000
1972 3,857,000,000
1973 5,803,000,000
1977 40,837,000,000
1978 45,568,000,000
1979 59,207,000,000
1980 68,945,000,000
1981 82,533,000,000
1982 92,889,000,000
1983 75,565,000,000
1984 79,892,000,000
1985 63,956,000,000
1987 54,226,000,000
1988 50,080,000,000
1989 47,812,000,000
1990 61,333,000,000
1991 61,333,000,000
1992 57,601,000,000
1993 61,692,000,000
1994 53,549,000,000
1995 49,501,000,000
1996 50,025,000,000
1997 67,975,000,000
1998 78,231,000,000
1999 68,700,000,000
2000 74,866,000,000
2001 78,850,000,000
2002 69,382,000,000
2003 70,303,000,000
2004 78,414,000,000
2005 95,146,000,000
2006 110,779,000,000
2007 132,922,000,000
2008 143,336,000,000
2009 154,752,000,000
2010 169,667,000,000
2011 181,991,000,000
2012 211,867,000,000
2013 251,325,000,000
2014 302,859,000,000
2015 326,947,000,000
2016 238,773,000,000
2017 264,000,000,000
2018 279,000,000,000
2019 232,000,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Saudi Arabia was 8.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 19.00 in 1984, while its lowest value was 5.90 in 1963.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1963 5.90
1964 5.97
1965 7.69
1966 11.32
1967 11.51
1968 8.09
1969 9.57
1970 9.40
1971 8.64
1972 10.08
1973 10.84
1977 15.65
1978 16.74
1979 15.77
1980 12.61
1981 13.27
1982 17.72
1983 16.97
1984 19.00
1985 17.00
1987 16.90
1988 15.15
1989 13.39
1990 14.02
1991 12.47
1992 11.28
1993 12.47
1994 10.64
1995 9.28
1996 8.47
1997 11.00
1998 14.31
1999 11.38
2000 10.53
2001 11.42
2002 9.76
2003 8.69
2004 8.08
2005 7.73
2006 7.85
2007 8.53
2008 7.35
2009 9.62
2010 8.57
2011 7.23
2012 7.68
2013 8.98
2014 10.68
2015 13.33
2016 9.87
2017 10.22
2018 9.47
2019 7.81
2020 8.45

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Saudi Arabia was 21.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 41.16 in 1998, while its lowest value was 21.71 in 2020.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1990 35.44
1991 35.44
1992 27.26
1993 32.83
1994 31.30
1995 28.45
1996 25.25
1997 30.72
1998 41.16
1999 37.37
2000 31.79
2001 30.91
2002 27.21
2003 26.23
2004 25.99
2005 27.46
2006 28.78
2007 28.95
2008 27.56
2009 25.95
2010 25.95
2011 22.01
2012 23.10
2013 25.27
2014 26.55
2015 32.65
2016 25.52
2017 30.70
2018 25.89
2019 21.94
2020 21.71

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade