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Saudi Arabia

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Riyadh

Rank #15 of 173

70.9Strength score

Photos

Saudi Arabia leader
Saudi Arabia leaderU.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicole Mejia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
USS Delbert D Black (DDG 119) Departs Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (9513473)
USS Delbert D Black (DDG 119) Departs Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (9513473)U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Wendy Arauz · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Royal Saudi Air Force E-3A Sentry
Royal Saudi Air Force E-3A SentryEagleamn at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance91
  • Air power72
  • Manpower84
  • Land forces81
  • Naval power59
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$83.2B #8
Budget as % of GDP
6.48% #8
Spending per person
$2,250 #7
GDP
$1.28T #19
Population
36,973,555 #43

Manpower

Active personnel
257,000 #22
Reserve personnel
0
Paramilitary
24,500 #29
Total personnel
281,500 #32

Land forces

Tanks
945 #19
Armoured vehicles
2,500 #9
Self-propelled artillery
380 #14
Towed artillery
416 #22
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
257 #14

Air power

Total aircraft
916 #11
Fighter jets
384 #6
Attack aircraft & bombers
—
Transport aircraft
46 #23
Helicopters
264 #15
Attack helicopters
—

Naval power

Total naval vessels
64 #22
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
0
Destroyers
—
Frigates
7 #24
Corvettes
9 #8
Patrol vessels
48 #21

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Saudi Arabia uses (21)

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McDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleMcDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleFighter aircraft Eurofighter TyphoonEurofighter TyphoonFighter aircraft M1 AbramsM1 AbramsMain battle tanks McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike EagleMcDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike EagleFighter aircraft Panavia TornadoPanavia TornadoFighter aircraft FGM-148 JavelinFGM-148 JavelinAnti-tank guided missiles English Electric LightningEnglish Electric LightningFighter aircraft Storm ShadowStorm ShadowCruise missiles Airbus A330 MRTTAirbus A330 MRTTRefuelling tankers MBT LAWMBT LAWAnti-tank guided missiles F-15EX Eagle IIF-15EX Eagle IIFighter aircraft SkyflashSkyflashAir-to-air missiles

Weapons made in Saudi Arabia (2)

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Badr-class corvetteBadr-class corvetteCorvettes Saud-class corvetteCorvettes

Others in the region

  1. 5Pakistan79.4 VS
  2. 9Israel75.3 VS
  3. 13Egypt, Arab Rep.72.9 VS
  4. 14Iran, Islamic Rep.71.8 VS
  5. 16Algeria69.6 VS
  6. 29United Arab Emirates64.4 VS
  7. 30Iraq64.1 VS
  8. 50Morocco32.9 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); GlobalMilitary.net 2026 (equipment) · Year 2025 · ↗