Military Expenditures (As % of Government Expenditure) in Saudi Arabia

Military expenditures as a share of government expenditure reached 27.8% in 2022 in Saudi Arabia, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 21.8% more than in the previous year.

Historically, military expenditures as a share of government expenditure in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 41.2% in 1998 and an all time low of 22.0% in 2011.

Saudi Arabia has been ranked 2nd within the group of 142 countries we follow in terms of military expenditures as a share of government expenditure.