Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
25th
of 172 countries
All-time high
329.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 1986
All-time low
1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 1964
Years of data
64
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 329.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 1964.
Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1961 | 4.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -22.9% |
| 1962 | 8.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +76.7% |
| 1964 | 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -78.9% |
| 1965 | 16.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +825.0% |
| 1966 | 74.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +355.6% |
| 1967 | 70 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 136.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +95.0% |
| 1969 | 121.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 24.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -79.9% |
| 1971 | 2.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -89.0% |
| 1972 | 30.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1044.2% |
| 1973 | 46.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +52.2% |
| 1974 | 123.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +165.1% |
| 1975 | 86.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -30.6% |
| 1976 | 146.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +69.7% |
| 1977 | 202.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +38.5% |
| 1978 | 190.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 134.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -29.3% |
| 1980 | 179.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +33.4% |
| 1981 | 282.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +57.7% |
| 1982 | 325.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 250.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -23.0% |
| 1984 | 107.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -57.3% |
| 1985 | 161.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +50.6% |
| 1986 | 329.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +104.3% |
| 1987 | 220.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -33.2% |
| 1988 | 81.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -63.0% |
| 1989 | 136.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +67.6% |
| 1990 | 191.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +40.4% |
| 1991 | 93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -51.5% |
| 1992 | 98.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 192.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +96.0% |
| 1994 | 76.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -60.1% |
| 1995 | 74.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 124.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +68.6% |
| 1997 | 194.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +55.5% |
| 1998 | 193.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 102.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -47.2% |
| 2000 | 6.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -93.6% |
| 2001 | 3.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -45.8% |
| 2002 | 31.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +788.0% |
| 2003 | 8.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -72.8% |
| 2004 | 58.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +591.9% |
| 2005 | 8.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -86.3% |
| 2006 | 9.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 10.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 16.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +63.8% |
| 2009 | 34.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +105.5% |
| 2010 | 46.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 46.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 30.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -33.7% |
| 2013 | 59.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +90.8% |
| 2014 | 95.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +62.2% |
| 2015 | 113.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 96.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 128.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 99.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 102.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 80.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 54.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -31.5% |
| 2022 | 95.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +73.1% |
| 2023 | 38.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -59.5% |
| 2024 | 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 19.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +1044.2% | 2.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 30.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1965 | +825.0% | 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 16.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2002 | +788.0% | 3.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 31.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2004 | +591.9% | 8.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 58.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 136.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 202.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 207.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 81.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 329.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 134.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 74.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 194.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 58.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 30.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 128.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 95.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 22 New Zealand 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 23 Barbados 36.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 24 Australia 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 26 Bahamas 30.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 26.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 28 Mauritania 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Arms imports 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -14.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 329.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1964.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 25th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arms imports Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.