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Saudi Arabia
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#4out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

19.015.712.59.25.9196319942024Saudi Arabia · 2024: 7.30%Saudi Arabia

Analytical takeaways

  • Saudi Arabia records 7.30% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #4 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 5.90% in 1963 to 7.30% in 2024, a gain of 1.40%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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