Arms exports — all countries

Arms exports — Saudi Arabia

Arms exports in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 3,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 50 in the world out of 53. Since 1967, the indicator has fallen by 25%.

2023 3,000,000 M TIV −40% vs 2016
World rank 50of 53
Period maximum 62,000,000 M TIV2011
Period minimum 0 M TIV1976

Trend over time

1967–2023 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms exports — Saudi Arabia, 1967–2023020,000,00040,000,00060,000,00080,000,00019671973197919851991199720032009201520211967: 4,000,000 M TIV1968: 3,000,000 M TIV1972: 2,000,000 M TIV1976: 0 M TIV1977: 13,000,000 M TIV1981: 33,000,000 M TIV1984: 6,000,000 M TIV1985: 4,000,000 M TIV1993: 12,000,000 M TIV1996: 1,000,000 M TIV2006: 18,000,000 M TIV2010: 1,000,000 M TIV2011: 62,000,000 M TIV2015: 3,000,000 M TIV2016: 5,000,000 M TIV2023: 3,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −1,000,000 (−25%) Average annual rate: -0.51 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 3,000,000 M TIV
World 27,225,000,000 M TIV
Middle East & North Africa 1,785,000,000 M TIV
Arms exports — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2023 3,000,000
2016 5,000,000 +2,000,000 +66.67%
2015 3,000,000
2011 62,000,000 +61,000,000 +6,100%
2010 1,000,000
2006 18,000,000
1996 1,000,000
1993 12,000,000
1985 4,000,000 −2,000,000 −33.33%
1984 6,000,000
1981 33,000,000
1977 13,000,000 +13,000,000
1976 0
1972 2,000,000
1968 3,000,000 −1,000,000 −25%
1967 4,000,000

Western Asia, 2023

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About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. TIV reflects the military capability of the equipment transferred rather than the price of the contract: deals of equal value can give different TIV, and secondhand equipment is valued below new.

Important: TIV cannot be read as the monetary value of the transfers — it is an indicator of the volume of military capability handed over.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.