Saudi Arabia Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2025

Saudi Arabia military spending/defense budget for 2022 was 75.01 billion US dollars, a 18.7% increase from 2021.
  • Saudi Arabia military spending/defense budget for 2021 was 63.19 billion US dollars, a 2.11% decline from 2020.
  • Saudi Arabia military spending/defense budget for 2020 was 64.56 billion US dollars, a 1.23% decline from 2019.
  • Saudi Arabia military spending/defense budget for 2019 was 65.36 billion US dollars, a 12.4% decline from 2018.
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).