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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Saudi Arabia's military expenditure stands at 6.48% as of 2025-12-31, up from 6.41% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1963 to 2025 (59 observations).
In 2025, Saudi Arabia's military expenditure was 6.48%, up from 6.41% in 2024.
In 2024, Saudi Arabia's military expenditure was 6.41%, up from 6.38% in 2023.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia's military expenditure was 6.38%, up from 5.72% in 2022.
In 2022, Saudi Arabia's military expenditure was 5.72%, down from 6.43% in 2021.
In 2021, Saudi Arabia's military expenditure was 6.43%, down from 8.41% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.48% | +0.0771% |
| 2024 | 6.41% | +0.0236% |
| 2023 | 6.38% | +0.658% |
| 2022 | 5.72% | -0.7073% |
| 2021 | 6.43% | -1.98% |
| 2020 | 8.41% | +1.05% |
| 2019 | 7.35% | -1.06% |
| 2018 | 8.42% | -1.08% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +0.2597% |
| 2016 | 9.24% | -3.34% |
| 2015 | 12.57% | +2.31% |
| 2014 | 10.26% | +1.55% |
| 2013 | 8.71% | +1.19% |
| 2012 | 7.51% | +0.3838% |
| 2011 | 7.13% | -1.44% |
| 2010 | 8.57% | -1.05% |
| 2009 | 9.62% | +2.26% |
| 2008 | 7.35% | -1.17% |
| 2007 | 8.53% | +0.6787% |
| 2006 | 7.85% | +0.1178% |
| 2005 | 7.73% | -0.351% |
| 2004 | 8.08% | -0.6056% |
| 2003 | 8.69% | -1.07% |
| 2002 | 9.76% | -1.66% |
| 2001 | 11.42% | +0.8846% |
| 2000 | 10.53% | -0.8475% |
| 1999 | 11.38% | -2.93% |
| 1998 | 14.31% | +3.31% |
| 1997 | 11% | +2.53% |
| 1996 | 8.47% | -0.8104% |
| 1995 | 9.28% | -1.37% |
| 1994 | 10.64% | -1.82% |
| 1993 | 12.47% | +1.18% |
| 1992 | 11.28% | -1.19% |
| 1991 | 12.47% | -1.55% |
| 1990 | 14.02% | +0.634% |
| 1989 | 13.39% | -1.76% |
| 1988 | 15.15% | -1.74% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | -0.0988% |
| 1985 | 17% | -2.01% |
| 1984 | 19% | +2.03% |
| 1983 | 16.97% | -0.7473% |
| 1982 | 17.72% | +4.46% |
| 1981 | 13.27% | +0.6519% |
| 1980 | 12.61% | -3.16% |
| 1979 | 15.77% | -0.9678% |
| 1978 | 16.74% | +1.09% |
| 1977 | 15.65% | +4.81% |
| 1973 | 10.84% | +0.7589% |
| 1972 | 10.08% | +1.44% |
| 1971 | 8.64% | -0.7633% |
| 1970 | 9.4% | -0.167% |
| 1969 | 9.57% | +1.48% |
| 1968 | 8.09% | -3.42% |
| 1967 | 11.51% | +0.1876% |
| 1966 | 11.32% | +3.63% |
| 1965 | 7.69% | +1.72% |
| 1964 | 5.97% | +0.0636% |
| 1963 | 5.9% | — |
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Saudi Arabia's military expenditure is 6.48% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.41% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 19% (1984); the lowest is 5.72% (2022), across data from 1963 to 2025.
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