Military expenditure in local currency rose 10.6% to SAR 264 bil in Saudi Arabia in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of SAR 327 bil in 2015 and an all time low of SAR 0.322 bil in 1961.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 32nd within the group of 151 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Bahrain | BHD bil | 0.566 | 0.576 | 0.574 | 0.586 | 0.528 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | DJF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Eritrea | ERN bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Iran | IQD bil | 378,224 | 459,788 | 459,062 | 527,391 | 694,231 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | IRR bil | ... | ... | 7,057 | 8,781 | 7,487 | 9,056 | 6,766 | ||||||||||||||
| Israel | ILS bil | 67.0 | 70.0 | 71.5 | 72.5 | 75.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | JOD bil | 1.26 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.44 | 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | KWD bil | 1.95 | 2.05 | 2.17 | 2.24 | 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | OMR bil | 3.05 | 2.62 | 2.91 | 2.52 | 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | QAR bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | SAR bil | 239 | 264 | 280 | 245 | 242 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | SYP bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | AED bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Yemen | YER bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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