France vs Saudi Arabia: Military expenditure

France

64.67 billion current USD

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

80.33 billion current USD

in 2024

France rank

9th

Saudi Arabia rank

7th

Military expenditure over time

Saudi Arabia currently reports 80.33 billion current USD against 64.67 billion current USD in France, a difference of 15.66 billion current USD.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)